arrogated

verb

Definition of arrogatednext
past tense of arrogate
as in seized
to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right arrogated the corner office without obtaining prior approval

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  1. seized
  2. confiscated
  3. appropriated
  4. grabbed
  5. occupied
Verb
  • Laboratory analysis also identified heroin among the drugs seized.
    Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Then came the drive for reparations and restitution, which not only sought to compensate for the unimaginable suffering but also for the property seized by the Nazis.
    Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of seized
Verb
  • In 2022, the Saudi ambassador in Beirut reported that the authorities in the kingdom had confiscated 700 million tablets smuggled from Lebanon since 2014.
    Tim Lister, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Authorities also confiscated the suspects' passports and imposed restrictions on their communication with others.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of confiscated
Verb
  • 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
  • The second-term president likely will seek to cut off spending that lawmakers have already appropriated, setting off a constitutional struggle within the branches.
    Molly Redden, ProPublica, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of appropriated
Verb
  • Murray grabbed his jacket and walked out again.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Penny, a passenger on his way from a college class to the gym, grabbed Neely from behind in a chokehold, forced him to the train floor and restrained him there for several minutes.
    Eric Levenson, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of grabbed
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  • Huckabee has advocated for Israel to annex parts of the West Bank, which Israel occupied in 1967, and has backed Israeli settlers in the territory.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Before that, the location was occupied by 42 Grams, which had a Michelin star.
    Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of occupied
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