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
That’s not a deal, that’s like cutting a deal to buy a car, and then long after the price has been paid, the Republicans want to come and repossess the tires.
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Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 23 July 2025
Writing and recording her upcoming sixth album, Period, have been acts of liberation for the singer, a way of repossessing her identity, her sexuality, and her power.
—Allaire Nuss, EW.com, 30 May 2025
It was forced to drop its Orlando service when three of its planes were repossessed by their owner.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2025
Two people were arrested in Memphis this week after authorities said a tow truck driver was run over while attempting to repossess a Ford Fusion.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for repossess
Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 23 July 2025
Writing and recording her upcoming sixth album, Period, have been acts of liberation for the singer, a way of repossessing her identity, her sexuality, and her power.
—Allaire Nuss, EW.com, 30 May 2025
It was forced to drop its Orlando service when three of its planes were repossessed by their owner.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2025
Two people were arrested in Memphis this week after authorities said a tow truck driver was run over while attempting to repossess a Ford Fusion.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for repossess
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repossess
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In the aftermath, authorities retrieved thousands of chat logs linked to Gendron off of Discord, which were written in the form of an online diary and dated over a stretch of several months.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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Only the best of the best would be sent on a crucial mission to retrieve dangerous alien species and bring them back to Earth.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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When the game is at its most intense, these timeouts can be used as moments to catch a breath and regain focus.—
Jay Feldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Turn into the skid - Turning into the skid can help the vehicle's tires realign to regain control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Sep. 2025
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Conveniently flawed Yes, the carbon may be recaptured if trees regrow.—
John P. O’Brien,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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The irony is that, after a tough couple of decades, the package holiday sector had recaptured the imagination of investors once more.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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It’s been about rewriting the narrative of Black presence in the sportswear industry, reinvesting in our communities, and reclaiming power through design, storytelling, and ownership.—
Essence,
Essence,
19 Sep. 2025
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Her work recasts Renaissance and Baroque masterpieces with Black protagonists, reclaiming a space in Western art history that has long excluded the Black experience.—
Yola Robert,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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According to the World Meteorological Organization, the ozone layer is on track to recover to 1980 levels by 2040 globally, by 2045 in the Arctic, and by 2066 over Antarctica.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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This ability to recover instantly gives the MAV a major advantage.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Repossess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repossess. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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