Thesaurus results for DISPOSSESSES

dispossesses

verb

present tense third-person singular of dispossess

as in evicts

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 dispossesses Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott dispossesses Virgil van Dijk and Semenyo secures the loose ball. — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025

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Ashley evicts Morgan Ashley evicts Morgan.

— Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 28 Sep. 2025
In the city of Cluj, located within the country’s Transylvania region, a bailiff named Orsolya (Eszter Tompa) evicts the homeless Ion (Gabriel Spahiu) from the unused cellar of a local house to make way for the construction of the Kontinental boutique hotel.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025

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Verizon’s decision to drop Starz deprives its customers of access to a unique slate of programming that cannot be found anywhere else and leaves viewers with fewer choices.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
The injury deprives quarterback Matthew Stafford of his top target as the Rams look to avoid an 0-2 start.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2026

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