arrogated

verb

past tense of arrogate
as in seized
to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right arrogated the corner office without obtaining prior approval

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrogated
  1. seized
  2. usurped
  3. claimed
  4. confiscated
  5. appropriated
  6. grabbed
  7. occupied
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  • In the postwar decades, humans seized ecosystems at breakneck speed—forests were felled, prairies plowed, wetlands drained.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Also unfinished are the high-speed rail and the Delta tunnel, major environmental infrastructure projects that have been seized upon by right-wing media as evidence of Newsom’s failures.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of seized
Verb
  • But having your name be usurped by a bag is a strangely dehumanizing experience.
    — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 19 Oct. 2026
  • But by the end of the movie, Verity is dead and her publishing empire has been usurped by her ghostwriter.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of usurped
Verb
  • The man on the line claimed a Mexican drug cartel had kidnapped her 37-year-old daughter.
    — Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • While protests in France have claimed most international attention, large demonstrations are also rocking many European cities Saturday from Milan to Madrid, Lisbon and Tirana.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of claimed
Verb
  • Italian authorities had bolstered security forces in Milan with hundreds of military troops who conducted searches and confiscated baseball bats, fireworks and face masks from scores of protesters.
    — Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Authorities arrested 146 people and confiscated 43 firearms during the three-day operation.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of confiscated
Verb
  • The One Big Beautiful Bill Act even appropriated $40 million for the project.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Some anti-hate groups view the use of the nose emoji as antisemitic, while goy is a term that has been appropriated by those who espouse antisemitic views.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of appropriated
Verb
  • Nantz tried to knock the ball from Watt, but hit his wrist hard on the football and immediately grabbed his hand.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The former center grabbed headlines in March for commenting on a Rangers loss that coincided with the team’s Pride Night celebration.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of grabbed
Verb
  • The 18-story building collapsed Friday in a busy commercial street of the capital Nairobi, trapping construction workers and people reportedly inside shops on the ground and basement floors that had been illegally occupied.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • One in coastal California extends approximately 620 miles long, while several smaller supercolonies occupied surrounding territories.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of occupied
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