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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While your parents were together thriving, which is a great story, Sophie Cunningham and her parents were being evicted from their home during the 2008 financial crisis.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
This May, the owner of the building housing Erica’s jewelry studio moved to evict her business, having already sued in a separate case for more than $255,000 in unpaid rent.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 8 Oct. 2026

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Critics say the soaring costs are depriving the city of money for pressing needs such as fixing roads and sidewalks.

— Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote in the high court's 7-2 decision in 2019 that the removal of Black prospective jurors deprived Flowers of a fair trial.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

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