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as in seized
to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right
archaeologists wrongfully appropriated artifacts excavated at ancient sites for their museums
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as in stole
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
you can't just appropriate somebody's term paper and put your name on it!
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Recent Examples of appropriated
Federal employees are eligible for retroactive pay once funding is appropriated, per the OPM, and those who were furloughed could also receive unemployment benefits.
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Avery Lotz, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
Since 2022, by contrast, Congress has appropriated $112 billion to the Defense Department to assist Kyiv.
—Elaine McCusker, Foreign Affairs, 13 Dec. 2024
As of August 2024, around $15 billion has been appropriated by the Government to address the issue, though only around $400 million has been designated for specific projects and end-users, data shared with Newsweek by 120Water showed.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
That hotline was funded by the state and tribal casinos, but the state Council on Compulsive Gambling, which operates the hotline, 1-888-ADMIT-IT, lost the $2 million that was appropriated from the state, forcing it to cut half its staff.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
But the pièce de resistance is the idea that the president can simply choose not to spend money that Congress has appropriated and directed the executive to disburse.
—Noah Feldman, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
The law says that the president must spend money that Congress has appropriated.
—Noah Feldman, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
The conservative House Freedom Caucus issued an official position last week that called on Congress to offset any disaster relief appropriated — a reality Johnson suggested would be a difficult endeavor.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 9 Dec. 2024
This appears to create a fund into which unlimited funds can be appropriated, guaranteeing that taxpayers will never get a refund of their tax dollars.
—Jon Coupal, Orange County Register, 8 Dec. 2024
Avery Lotz, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
Since 2022, by contrast, Congress has appropriated $112 billion to the Defense Department to assist Kyiv.
—Elaine McCusker, Foreign Affairs, 13 Dec. 2024
As of August 2024, around $15 billion has been appropriated by the Government to address the issue, though only around $400 million has been designated for specific projects and end-users, data shared with Newsweek by 120Water showed.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
That hotline was funded by the state and tribal casinos, but the state Council on Compulsive Gambling, which operates the hotline, 1-888-ADMIT-IT, lost the $2 million that was appropriated from the state, forcing it to cut half its staff.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
But the pièce de resistance is the idea that the president can simply choose not to spend money that Congress has appropriated and directed the executive to disburse.
—Noah Feldman, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
The law says that the president must spend money that Congress has appropriated.
—Noah Feldman, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
The conservative House Freedom Caucus issued an official position last week that called on Congress to offset any disaster relief appropriated — a reality Johnson suggested would be a difficult endeavor.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 9 Dec. 2024
This appears to create a fund into which unlimited funds can be appropriated, guaranteeing that taxpayers will never get a refund of their tax dollars.
—Jon Coupal, Orange County Register, 8 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appropriated
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Before Hamas seized full control of Gaza in 2007, Christians would often place a large Christmas tree near a major square in Gaza City.—
Aaron Boxerman,
New York Times,
24 Dec. 2024
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Adebayo did not force his offense, in a game where there was little for the Heat to have to counter in the middle, but then seized control with his scoring late.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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The airport bomb squad also responded and confiscated the fireworks.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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The airport police bomb squad also responded and confiscated the explosives.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Dec. 2024
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The watches were swiped from Reeves’ Hollywood Hills home in December 2023, according to police.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
30 Dec. 2024
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Where there once were homes and gardens was now a wide furrow of dirt, as if a giant had swiped his foot across it.—
Eduardo Medina,
New York Times,
29 Dec. 2024
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On their way out the door, Kinch grabbed the pistol and placed it in the console of his truck.—
Joshua Kaplan,
ProPublica,
4 Jan. 2025
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Multiple officers grabbed Kerley and attempted to take him to the ground.—
Zach Powell,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Appropriated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appropriated. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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