Thesaurus results for DISPOSSESS

dispossess

verb

ˌdis-pə-ˈzes

Definition of dispossess

as in to evict

to end the occupancy or possession of opponents of gentrification claim that the process unfairly dispossesses poorer residents of their long-established homes

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Recent Examples of dispossess He was tackled and dispossessed with the ball on a trajectory to the goal. — Monica Alba, NBC news, 24 June 2026 The family owners of Fischer Bücherei were Jews of Hungarian origin, who had been dispossessed of their publishing house by the Nazis before it was returned to them after the war. — Literary Hub, 13 May 2026 Calling his father and uncle gusanos — or worms, a Spanish-language term coined by Castro to denigrate those fleeing the island — the agent seized the bank and, in an instant, dispossessed a family that arrived from Spain in the 16th century. — CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026 Their destruction was also a central part of the federal campaign to subdue and dispossess tribal nations. — Tyson Running Wolf, Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dispossess

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The Campus Welfare Committee evicted the two aliens within hours of receiving the complaint.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
But by 1992, May Wah had succeeded in evicting the last two tenants.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

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The risk of transmission also limits contact with the patients even after death, depriving families of closure and the opportunity to observe their preferred burial rites.

— Constant Same Bagalwa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
The condition causes the carotid artery inside the skull to narrow or close, depriving the brain of oxygen.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026

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