takeovers

noun

plural of takeover
as in seizures
the unlawful taking or withholding of something from the rightful owner under a guise of authority the new government's high-handed takeover of private industries

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Recent Examples of takeovers The anniversary edition will also feature a series of stage takeovers. — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2026 State takeovers of the Fort Worth and Lake Worth school districts went into effect earlier this year after both districts struggled with ongoing, poor academic performance. — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026 The percentage of third graders who approached grave level reading scores were mixed one year before and a few years after the takeovers. — Daniel H. Robinson, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026 Neoclouds would not be going out of business en masse, Lovelock reiterated, but could be subject to consolidation, such as takeovers and mergers. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026 Police officials told the council that street takeovers have involved adults as well as younger riders. — Nina Burns, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 That information may then be used for identity theft, account takeovers or additional phishing attempts. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026 From weeknight dinner takeovers to weekend festivals, here are some of the hottest metro Atlanta pop-ups to catch this week. — Sam Flemming, AJC.com, 4 Oct. 2026 Bloys is a near 25-year veteran of HBO who has steered TV’s most prestigious brand through choppy waters and three massive corporate takeovers in eight years. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for takeovers
  1. seizures
  2. appropriations
  3. annexations
  4. invasions
  5. expropriations
Noun
  • This comes amid a surge of violence and land seizures by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
    — Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
  • An on-site doctor’s office draws Fatimah (Noha Foad), an undocumented, illiterate Muslim woman suffering from seizures.
    — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of seizures
Noun
  • The deal, however, remains subject to congressional authorization and appropriations.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The Chicago Democrat is majority caucus appropriations leader in the Senate and was instrumental in passing the controversial SAFE-T Act, which eliminated cash bail, in 2021.
    — Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of appropriations
Noun
  • But county commissioners voted in February to put a moratorium on annexations and incorporations for at least five years to give the county time to assess the fiscal impact of future annexation and incorporations.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
Definition of annexations
Noun
  • In a possible Supreme Court case, border guards’ invasions of privacy collide with the Fourth Amendment.
    — George F. Will, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
  • In the nineteen-thirties—a decade of political assassinations, failed military coups, brutal invasions of China, and a hard-right reaction against the relative liberalism of the nineteen-twenties—the yakuza embraced the Zeitgeist with gusto.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of invasions
Noun
  • Major oil companies remain wary after past expropriations and weak legal protections.
    — Tibisay Zea, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Production later climbed above 3 million barrels a day before decades of neglect, corruption, expropriations, economic collapse and US sanctions sent output plunging.
    — Fabiola Zerpa, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of expropriations

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“Takeovers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/takeovers. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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