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
The woman’s life savings were nearly depleted, leading to her declaring bankruptcy and her home being repossessed.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Dec. 2024
During the past year, at the same time medical instruments were being repossessed from the system’s hospitals endangering the lives of patients, Steward’s independent board members received payments for their board service of between $253k – $326k.
—Mark Rogers, Boston Herald, 17 Aug. 2024
Tennessee is a non judicial foreclosure state, which means that the mortgage holder does not need to go through the courts to repossess a property and auction it off.
—Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 10 June 2024
William Daugherty: The Del Valle middle school teacher's car was repossessed during his cancer treatments.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 1 Dec. 2024
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Dec. 2024
During the past year, at the same time medical instruments were being repossessed from the system’s hospitals endangering the lives of patients, Steward’s independent board members received payments for their board service of between $253k – $326k.
—Mark Rogers, Boston Herald, 17 Aug. 2024
Tennessee is a non judicial foreclosure state, which means that the mortgage holder does not need to go through the courts to repossess a property and auction it off.
—Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 10 June 2024
William Daugherty: The Del Valle middle school teacher's car was repossessed during his cancer treatments.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 1 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for repossess
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repossess
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There are plans to try to return Friday to retrieve the remaining two dogs.—
Hanna Park and Mary Gilbert,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
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Bruce reunites with Betty to retrieve data about the original experiment in hopes that if helps with an antidote.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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Calling employees back to physical offices and scrapping telework has regained momentum in the private sector after the pandemic ushered in an era of remote work.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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And over the course of the experiment, McCullough's legs regained some function.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
6 Feb. 2025
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Now Strickland will face Du Plessis in a middleweight title rematch at UFC 312, and the American has enlisted the help of Pereira in a bid to recapture the title at 185 pounds.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office subsequently said Davis was recaptured, according to WAFB.—
Liam Quinn,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Many in Ukraine already understood that NATO membership and reclaiming all its territory by force were not possible.—
Patrick Reevell,
ABC News,
13 Feb. 2025
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Charlotte is preparing its bid to reclaim the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association's Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament for 2027, 2028 and 2029.—
Alexandria Sands,
Axios,
12 Feb. 2025
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Police recovered a loaded Cobra .38 Special from the scene.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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If not, then the beloved agency that dares to explore may never recover.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Repossess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repossess. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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