as in seizures
the unlawful taking or withholding of something from the rightful owner under a guise of authority
the new government's high-handed takeover of private industries
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Recent Examples of takeovers
Cohen’s financiers at TD Bank don’t have a lot of experience backing corporate takeovers.
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Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 6 May 2026
The takeovers were prompted by campuses receiving five failed accountability ratings in a row.
—Lina Ruiz
may 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 May 2026
As Insider notes, this isn’t the first time that Garman has hit back against some of the more pessimistic predictions about AI job takeovers.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 2 May 2026
To try to prevent such unruly actions, Bronx district attorney Darcel Clark and other officials sent a letter to TikTok, Meta, Snapchat and YouTube to encourage them to prevent the spread of teen takeovers.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
Street takeovers are aggressive, dangerous and have nothing to do with an appreciation of cars.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
That information can be used for identity theft or account takeovers.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Today’s teen takeovers are spontaneous swarms fueled by Instagram and TikTok.
—Louis Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Police said some of the group may have travelled to other street takeovers in the area that night, including Boston.
—Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 6 May 2026
The takeovers were prompted by campuses receiving five failed accountability ratings in a row.
—Lina Ruiz
may 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 May 2026
As Insider notes, this isn’t the first time that Garman has hit back against some of the more pessimistic predictions about AI job takeovers.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 2 May 2026
To try to prevent such unruly actions, Bronx district attorney Darcel Clark and other officials sent a letter to TikTok, Meta, Snapchat and YouTube to encourage them to prevent the spread of teen takeovers.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
Street takeovers are aggressive, dangerous and have nothing to do with an appreciation of cars.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
That information can be used for identity theft or account takeovers.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Today’s teen takeovers are spontaneous swarms fueled by Instagram and TikTok.
—Louis Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Police said some of the group may have travelled to other street takeovers in the area that night, including Boston.
—Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for takeovers
Noun
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Amari has epilepsy and is prone to seizures, according to Today.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Without treatment, meningitis can be life-threatening and lead to seizures, hearing or vision loss, fluid buildup in the brain, sepsis and more.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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These cuts have largely not been implemented in the final appropriations packages.—
Casey Pinto,
The Conversation,
1 May 2026
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Republicans circled back on the two-pronged plan to fund immigration agencies through reconciliation and the rest of DHS through the traditional appropriations process.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But county commissioners voted in February to put a moratorium on annexations and incorporations for at least five years to give the county time to assess the fiscal impact of future annexation and incorporations.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Pitch invasions, punches thrown (allegedly) and promotion by a whisker in the 103rd minute.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Putin and Netanyahu were condemned for their nations’ invasions of Ukraine and Gaza, respectively.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The expropriations, along with the firings, consolidated state control of the oil sector and, experts say, drained the country of expertise and investment, inflicting lasting damage.—
Mery Mogollón,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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Following the 2007 expropriations under Chávez, many of these facilities were nationalized, and then undermaintained and allowed to deteriorate.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Takeovers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/takeovers. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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