usurpation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for usurpation
Noun
  • Howe had the good fortune to arrive at Newcastle amid the glow of the recent takeover.
    George Caulkin, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
  • In March 2020, BPS and state education officials signed a deal for the district to take steps to address systemic issues in order to avoid a state takeover.
    Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The appropriations bill will advance to the Senate floor, but it's not yet scheduled.
    Worth Sparkman, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Pelosi emphasized that appropriations leaders Rosa DeLauro and Patty Murray had presented a better alternative — a four-week extension to allow for continued negotiations.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Frozen state assets were used to compensate victims of Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait and Iran’s 1979 seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.
    DAVID McHUGH, TIME, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Wakefield passed away at the age of 57 in October 2023 following a seizure resulting from brain cancer.
    Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The big picture: The new policy marks yet another escalation in the friction between the U.S. and its northern neighbors, as President Trump pushes an on-again, off-again trade war with Canada and taunts the U.S. ally with annexation.
    Jessica Boehm, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Greenland’s election this week followed a race dominated both by Trump’s annexation threat and growing calls from residents for independence from Denmark.
    Sophie Tanno, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Usurpation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/usurpation. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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