repossessed

verb

Definition of repossessednext
past tense of repossess
as in retrieved
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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  1. retrieved
  2. recovered
  3. reclaimed
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  • But based on footprints glimpsed in the snow during an aerial survey, and items believed to belong to them retrieved from the slopes this week, the search for them has ended, Police Area Commander Inspector Vicki Walker told reporters.
    Charlotte Graham-McLay, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Crew members on board the helicopter retrieved the equipment, officials said.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of retrieved
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  • Using wiretaps and surveillance, in addition to search warrants, agents and officers recovered roughly 33 kilogram-sized packages of cocaine and more than 6 kilograms of fentanyl, eight loaded firearms and one imitation pistol, officials said.
    Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The manifesto, which was allegedly recovered by police, caught 50 Cent’s attention for its chilling content and the level of detail in Mangione’s explanation of the murder.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of recovered
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  • For 20 of the 21 months that preceded July, when the Port of Los Angeles first reclaimed the top spot, Port Laredo had ranked first.
    Ken Roberts, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
  • But Assad, aided by Russia, Iran and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, survived and reclaimed territory lost to the rebels.
    Mostafa Salem, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of reclaimed
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