Thesaurus results for USURPING

usurping

verb

present participle of usurp

as in seizing

to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right the mayor usurped the school board's authority when he fired the principal

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Recent Examples of usurping Murray said that in recent spending negotiations, Democrats fought to include language to prevent the administration from usurping Congress’ power on spending decisions, but Republicans have declined to go along. — Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026 The 6-foot-6, 308-pounder was at Wisconsin from 2020-24 before finishing at Illinois last season and entering the 49ers’ defensive-line rotation this season, perhaps even usurping Alfred Collins in the starting lineup next to Osa Odighizuwa. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2026 Last year, netizens coined a new term to reflect our growing disdain for AI bots slowly usurping our human agency. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 26 Aug. 2026 In this way, the tech is being used to elevate human intelligence, rather than usurping it. — William Jones, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026 Eggers made his name by deriding, and then usurping, the literary establishment, in the process defying the tired binary of pure artist versus sellout. — Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026 The opposition’s narrative that Hollywood is usurping home rule is entirely backward. — Keith Poliakoff, Sun Sentinel, 1 June 2026 But even with the UFC’s challenges, no rival promotion has come close to usurping the sport’s power dynamic. — Mark Puleo, New York Times, 21 May 2026 Hegseth and Feinberg, Phelan said, had imposed rigid control over submarine and shipbuilding decisions, effectively usurping the Navy’s authority, these people said. — Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 2 May 2026

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Democrats seizing control of the House and the Senate and breaking decades of Republican dominance across the South.

— NBC news, NBC news, 8 Nov. 2026
Washington has also considered seizing the territory, according to reports.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of seizing

Verb

A week prior to her death, Rogers had been picked up by police in the middle of the night after leaving her home without her parents’ knowledge and stealing a drink from a gas station.

— Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
But Ippei Mizuhara, his longtime interpreter, pleaded guilty to stealing almost $17 million from Ohtani to pay off gambling debts.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of stealing

Verb

The European Central Bank and Brussels also fear that confiscating Russia’s reserves would damage the euro’s standing and Belgium’s reputation as a financial safe haven.

— Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
Two decades later, the IDF would storm Palestinian community centers, confiscating flags and shutting down celebrations.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of confiscating

Verb

Ben and Victor are suspicious of Kriste for immediately grabbing her chalice.

— Alice Burton, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026
After a bloody skirmish with the orcs and wild men, an imposing figure arrives on horseback, grabbing one of the warriors and hurling him at Galadriel’s approaching horse.

— Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of grabbing

Verb

Nathan Timmer of the protest group Geef Tegengas, a phrase that translates as Push Back, told local broadcaster AT5 that protesters were occupying the site in an effort to stop construction.

— Mike Corder, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Let the object earn its place by giving you pleasure, rather than simply occupying a shelf.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of occupying

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In November 2023, a lawsuit was filed against UnitedHealthcare, claiming one of its subsidiaries denied claims for post-acute care using an artificial intelligence program without human review.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Gwinnett County was sued by a coalition of left-wing voting rights groups, including the ACLU, SPLC, and Legal Defense Fund, over the weekend, claiming that 1,820 residents did not receive their mail ballots.

— Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of claiming

Verb

Prior to the plea agreement, the defense attorney had suggested in a court filing that top Justice Department officials had taken improper steps in converting what Yaroch assumed was an administrative investigation into a criminal probe.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2026
The film also led Cinequest’s rankings for converting advance audience interest into definite theatrical viewing intention among 55 titles distributed by members of independent distributors association Adicine.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026

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