as in to retrieve
to get again in one's possession
if you don't pay off the loan, the bank will come and repossess your car
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Recent Examples of repossess
After struggling with payments, one of their cars was recently repossessed in the middle of the night, leaving Gomez without transportation most days.
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Colby Gordon, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Nov. 2024
The woman’s life savings were nearly depleted, leading to her declaring bankruptcy and her home being repossessed.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Dec. 2024
During the past year, at the same time medical instruments were being repossessed from the system’s hospitals endangering the lives of patients, Steward’s independent board members received payments for their board service of between $253k – $326k.
—Mark Rogers, Boston Herald, 17 Aug. 2024
Tennessee is a non judicial foreclosure state, which means that the mortgage holder does not need to go through the courts to repossess a property and auction it off.
—Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 10 June 2024
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Colby Gordon, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Nov. 2024
The woman’s life savings were nearly depleted, leading to her declaring bankruptcy and her home being repossessed.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Dec. 2024
During the past year, at the same time medical instruments were being repossessed from the system’s hospitals endangering the lives of patients, Steward’s independent board members received payments for their board service of between $253k – $326k.
—Mark Rogers, Boston Herald, 17 Aug. 2024
Tennessee is a non judicial foreclosure state, which means that the mortgage holder does not need to go through the courts to repossess a property and auction it off.
—Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 10 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repossess
Verb
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When a customer order rolls in, the order processing agent retrieves order details from Shopify and verifies the payment in Stripe.—
Aytekin Tank,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The puppies went flying, and the man just barely retrieved them before stomping out the door.—
Simon J. Levien,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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China went on to establish diplomatic ties with South Korea, and although Beijing did not break with Pyongyang, the relationship never regained the intimacy of the early Cold War, when the two fought together against the United States.—
Sergey Radchenko,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Feb. 2025
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Make sure the tires reconnect with the road - During the skid, wait until the tires reconnect with the road and then gently straighten the wheels to regain control.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The military has recaptured swaths of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, in recent months, and pushed the paramilitaries out of a key breadbasket region in central Sudan.—
Declan Walsh,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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Abby is known for her buff appearance in the game, but co-creator Neil Druckmann felt this was not necessary to recapture in the show.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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In July 2024, Leeds reclaimed control of Elland Road for the first time since 2004.—
Matt Slater,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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The enemies of the liberal order have reclaimed the initiative, and Eurasia is once again the site of vicious struggles.—
HAL BRANDS,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Police recovered a loaded Cobra .38 Special from the scene.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Video footage recovered from the camera showed something long and tubular in the shadows—a U-boat.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Repossess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repossess. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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