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as in subsidy
a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action
the National Park Service received an increased appropriation for wildlife management
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as in takeover
the unlawful taking or withholding of something from the rightful owner under a guise of authority
the insurgents' appropriation of the house for their headquarters
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Recent Examples of appropriation
This is a modest bill that has won support in the Assembly and Senate, but is now before the appropriations committee (because amendments would mandate more data collection, which would cost money).
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Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2025
The commission can receive grants and appropriations from federal, state and local governments as well as individuals, foundations and organizations, according to the law.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
The sportswear firm Adidas and Mexican-American designer Willy Chavarría have apologized after a Mexican state accused them of cultural appropriation over the design of a new shoe.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
Regional Fed presidents are also not politically appointed, and the Fed funds its own operations without appropriations from lawmakers.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2025
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Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2025
The commission can receive grants and appropriations from federal, state and local governments as well as individuals, foundations and organizations, according to the law.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
The sportswear firm Adidas and Mexican-American designer Willy Chavarría have apologized after a Mexican state accused them of cultural appropriation over the design of a new shoe.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
Regional Fed presidents are also not politically appointed, and the Fed funds its own operations without appropriations from lawmakers.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appropriation
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One Big Beautiful Bill Act expected to slow EV growth The Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) passed in August 2022 provided tax credits, subsidies and incentives for the purchasing and manufacturing of EVs and their charging facilities.—
Jillian Magtoto,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
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Based on reductions in the companies’ respective cash positions, Blue Lotus’s Wen estimates that Alibaba, JD.com and Meituan collectively burned through about 2 billion yuan on a quarterly basis to offer customers subsidies and discounted meals.—
Yue Wang,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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That effort is complicated, however, by Trump’s request to extend his 30-day federal takeover of D.C. policing, which is set to expire Sept. 9, just a week after lawmakers return from recess.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Aug. 2025
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But the poll shows there is less public support for federal takeovers of local police departments, suggesting opinions could shift over the coming weeks or months, depending on how aggressively Trump pursues his threats.—
Jill Colvin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
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While Levine Cava warned the grant funding is one-time money that shouldn’t be counted on in 2027, charities providing help for the elderly, after-school programs and other services are urging the mayor and commissioners to find more money to restore the grants fully.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
23 Aug. 2025
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Spain’s economy has also been bolstered by the European Union’s Next Generation EU funds which has made 163 billion euros available to Spain, through grants and loans.—
Gaelle Legrand,
CNBC,
23 Aug. 2025
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Impeachment is an inherently political act, as historians and legal scholars have long attested; Green takes the long view that measures like his build an engaged opposition capable of facing down what has thus far been an untrammeled seizure of executive power by the far right.—
Chris Lehmann,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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But the father of four, who battled cancer for three years, also suffered from seizures.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
14 Aug. 2025
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The Irish data protection authority — which ordered the company to pay more than half of its $1 billion allotment in fines back in April — has begun a second investigation into whether ByteDance facilitated improper Chinese access to European users’ TikTok data.—
Iain Martin,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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The agency is negotiating with the LCRA to increase its annual acre-foot allotment up to 2,000 acre-feet per year, which could sustain the city until 2080, depending on growth, Tichi said.—
Claire Osborn,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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However, the conflict is seen as happening in two stages, with Russia's invasion and annexation of the Crimean peninsula in 2014 linked to the current war.—
Dan Gooding
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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One of Putin’s main concerns going into the talks was the lifting of Western sanctions imposed in response to the annexation of Crimea.—
Anna Batta,
The Conversation,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Appropriation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appropriation. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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