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as in subsidy
a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action
the National Park Service received an increased appropriation for wildlife management
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as in takeover
the unlawful taking or withholding of something from the rightful owner under a guise of authority
the insurgents' appropriation of the house for their headquarters
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Recent Examples of appropriation
Advocates of a new law requiring state-run facilities to offer halal and kosher meal options upon request are busy brainstorming what’s next after the bill, which was subject to appropriations, did not make it into the Illinois budget in June.
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Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
Not wanting to be accused of cultural appropriation, Prentiss visited local Providence African American cultural organizations Stage of Freedom and the Black Heritage Society.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Its leaders sanctioned the mass appropriation of lands from the nobility and their distribution to smaller farmers and the urban bourgeoisie.
—Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Congress — specifically the House and Senate Appropriations committees — must draft, negotiate and pass appropriations bills, which ultimately decide how much funding programs like rental assistance will receive.
—Tribune News Service, Twin Cities, 23 June 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
Not wanting to be accused of cultural appropriation, Prentiss visited local Providence African American cultural organizations Stage of Freedom and the Black Heritage Society.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Its leaders sanctioned the mass appropriation of lands from the nobility and their distribution to smaller farmers and the urban bourgeoisie.
—Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Congress — specifically the House and Senate Appropriations committees — must draft, negotiate and pass appropriations bills, which ultimately decide how much funding programs like rental assistance will receive.
—Tribune News Service, Twin Cities, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appropriation
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Despite years of federal subsidies, solar and wind cannot produce enough baseload energy to meet demand.—
Chris Talgo,
Boston Herald,
13 July 2025
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These kinds of choices are all over our lives, where either our social structures, our institutions make the costs invisible or whether, in some cases, there are literal subsidies to industries that artificially decrease the prices of things.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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Performance Food Group — Shares rallied 8% after Bloomberg News reported , citing people familiar with the matter, that U.S. Foods is considering a takeover of the food distributor.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
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Other recent takeovers have included Blue Bunny ice cream parent Wells Enterprises and the U.S. confectionery business of Nestlé.—
Chris Morris,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
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The grants were first established in a law passed in 1965, according to the lawsuit.—
Emilia Otte,
Hartford Courant,
15 July 2025
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So far, no one has publicly called for GM to return any of the grant money, though the agreement contains provisions that if the company was to violate the terms, the state has the right to clawback the funds, according to GM.—
Jackie Charniga,
Freep.com,
15 July 2025
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Exposure can lead to vomiting, slow heart rate, irregular heartbeat and seizures.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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In making arrests, the federal government allegedly went against both immigration laws and the Fourth Amendment, which protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government, the plaintiffs argue.—
Laura Rodríguez Presa,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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There are also large numbers of hearty Springsteen fans from scores of countries who use their entire yearly allotment of vacation to follow him from show to show across the continent.—
Erik Kirschbaum,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2025
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The legislation now moves to 20 hours of marathon debate, evenly divided between both parties, with Democrats expected to use their full allotment while Republicans plan to use only a few hours.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
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In 2020, Patinkin narrated a video for the New Israel Fund opposing the annexation of the West Bank.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
12 July 2025
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Trump has expressed similar annexation desires about Canada and Greenland.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
9 July 2025
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“Appropriation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appropriation. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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