as in to evict
to end the occupancy or possession of
opponents of gentrification claim that the process unfairly dispossesses poorer residents of their long-established homes
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Only Newcastle have been dispossessed more than Tottenham in the Premier League this season.
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Mark Carey, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
These comments echo a longstanding false narrative pushed by right-wing groups in South Africa that white people are being dispossessed of their lands and are even victims of genocide.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
Schar nipped in and dispossessed him, allowing Anthony Gordon to double their lead.
—Oli Gamp, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Now that fires from Pacific Palisades to Altadena to Castaic have finally subsided, thousands upon thousands of residents are returning to a life dispossessed of its least common denominators.
—Phi Do, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
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Mark Carey, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
These comments echo a longstanding false narrative pushed by right-wing groups in South Africa that white people are being dispossessed of their lands and are even victims of genocide.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
Schar nipped in and dispossessed him, allowing Anthony Gordon to double their lead.
—Oli Gamp, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Now that fires from Pacific Palisades to Altadena to Castaic have finally subsided, thousands upon thousands of residents are returning to a life dispossessed of its least common denominators.
—Phi Do, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dispossess
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“Dispossess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispossess. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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