confiscation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for confiscation
Noun
  • While the law permits expropriation without compensation under specific circumstances, the South African government insists that private property rights remain protected.
    Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
  • The letter reviewed by Reuters shines a light on the people standing to gain from the expropriation.
    Anna Hirtenstein and Alexander Marrow, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Trump hasn’t been tapped along because Putin has never retreated from his annexation ends or his savage means.
    Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 24 May 2025
  • The soldiers’ demands also suggest that Mr. Putin’s hasty annexation of four Ukrainian regions early in the war may have limited his current options in negotiations because a significant part of the population would view anything less as a defeat.
    Anatoly Kurmanaev, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • This can lead to unwanted complications, such as muscle cramps or seizures.
    Health, Health, 28 May 2025
  • It’s been a bumper seven days for law enforcement working on cyber and dark web investigations, who have accomplished a slew of takedowns, arrests and seizures across the world.
    Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • In 1975, the Supreme Court, in Train v. City of New York, ruled on Nixon's unilateral impoundment of funds.
    Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Congress passed the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, which forbade future impoundments with only narrow exceptions.
    Emily Bazelon, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The Golden Power legislation enables the Italian government to intercede or set conditions on foreign and domestic corporate takeovers in key sectors, including banking.
    Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 23 May 2025
  • Allow guest blogging or social media posting (i.e., an influencer account takeover).
    Emily Reynolds Bergh, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • The Trump administration has voiced its support for all manner of geologic sequestration.
    Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • President Barack Obama’s pivot to Asia achieved new levels of strategic engagement with the region in general, and with Southeast Asia in particular, after years of neglect, but it was challenged by caps on military spending imposed under sequestration.
    Michael J. Green, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2022
Noun
  • The bottom line: the Dolphins’ starting cornerback position is up for grabs.
    C. Isaiah Smalls II, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
  • Another coveted timepiece up for grabs is a Ref. 2524, of which fewer than 50 examples were made.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Administrators can begin by: • Auditing their systems for accessibility barriers, including the assumption that students must meet traditional admissions criteria.
    Nicole Kim, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
  • The assumption was that the Trump Administration will not care.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 21 May 2025
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“Confiscation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confiscation. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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