Thesaurus results for USURPED

usurped

verb

past tense of usurp

as in seized

to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right the mayor usurped the school board's authority when he fired the principal

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Recent Examples of usurped The table by the front door was entirely usurped by leashes, harnesses, collars, assorted car seat belts and, of course, poop bags. —

Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026 But streaming has usurped DVR use as a way to watch TV after the fact and is now the path to big audiences for network shows. —

Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026 The lawsuit claims the executive order is unlawful and unconstitutional, specifically that DeSantis has usurped the exclusive authority of the federal government to identify and designate terrorist organizations. —

ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026 And by the time American Jack Hughes scored the overtime winner to seal Team USA’s 2-1 win and first men’s hockey gold since the Miracle on Ice in 1980, any morning grumblings were usurped by a surge of coast-to-coast jubilation. —

Devon Henderson, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026 Look at how Taco Tuesday is circling the drain because the tariffs of President TrumpAlwaysChickensOut have usurped every other day of the week. —

Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026 But the Blue Devils have been usurped by Long Island, as the Sharks have raced out to a 10-1 start in the league. —

Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026 Whatever preference the players have not to grow the schedule is usurped by their priority to grow their wallet. —

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026 And though preseason predictions pegged Marty Supreme as Gwyneth Paltrow’s big Oscar comeback, Odessa A’zion’s performance as a girlfriend with gumption has usurped the Goopster’s buzz. —

Nate Jones, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for usurped

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The President has seized upon the claim by right-wing groups that white South Africans, particularly farmers, are victims of an ongoing genocide.

— Boyce Upholt, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
Deputies seized about 29 grams of methamphetamine, ammunition, high-capacity magazines, a machine gun conversion device and guns.

— Ryan Oehrli March 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2026