REPOSSESSES Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

repossesses

verb

present tense third-person singular of repossess

as in retrieves

to get again in one's possession if you don't pay off the loan, the bank will come and repossess your car

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Each query is processed through Claude, which retrieves the data from NetSuite.

— Gaurav Vashisht, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Next, an autonomous drone retrieves the order and flies to the patient's address.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026

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Oh, there’s a pipe dream out there, all about a once-great player who recaptures the old magic, but that’s hardly the appropriate mood.

— Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2026
While not a full-fledged continuation of the fantastic action show Lycoris Recoil, this series of shorts recaptures the other half of the 2022 girls-with-guns series.

— Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025

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The virus also causes a rare but fatal neurological condition called subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), which typically strikes years after a child seemingly recovers from the infection.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026
Anudike-Uzomah has been getting plenty of looks with the starters in the preseason as Ashton Gillotte recovers from an injury, and the sack helps his cause.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2026

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During the day, the menu reclaims fry bread, a dish with a knotty history among Indigenous groups, as they were forced to adapt to US government rations when forcibly displaced from their homes.

— The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
With unprecedented access and bold voices leading a new movement, Death Boom reclaims the end of life with humanity, sustainability and just the right dose of dark humor.

— Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026

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