REPOSSESSION Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

repossession

noun

as in reclamation

the act or process of getting something back an account of France's loss of the Louisiana Territory to Spain and its brief repossession of the area before selling it to the U.S. in 1803

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Recent Examples of repossession Several entities — including insurance companies and vehicle repossession agencies — can mount such cameras or access the networks. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2026 Freedom Debt Relief helps with credit card debt, medical debt, most personal loans, some private student loans, as well as collections or repossessions. — Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 21 July 2026 There were a record number of vehicle repossessions last year. — Austin Elias-De Jesus, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 Owning Olmo has been like owning a house that is at permanent risk of repossession. — Phil Hay, New York Times, 28 May 2026 The village capped several business types at zero, including day labor and temporary employment agencies, repossession lots and junkyards. — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026 If DeSantis signs the bill into law, a Florida statute that regulates private investigative services, private security services and repossession services would be amended to open the door for unpaid volunteers to protect religious institutions with their own firearms. — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026 Shocking footage showed the moment a suspect opened fire while chasing a man during a car repossession in Manor, Texas. — Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 17 Feb. 2026 Even if the borrowers offer collateral, say real property like with a mortgage, the repossession or foreclosure process could take more time than the bank has to meet its depositors’ demand. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2026

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The Can Gio project requires costly land reclamation and extensive new infrastructure before people can move in.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Vocals also serve as a powerful act of reclamation, both of authorship and identity.

— Rachel Narozniak, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of reclamation

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New government pursues asset recovery Before the election, Magyar promised to bring those responsible for past abuses to justice and to recover public assets misused under Orbán.

— Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
While firefighters were searching for the Trotters’ children, a senior disaster recovery official named Jeremy Klass sent a message asking if horses needed evacuation.

— Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

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