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
Hamas took power in 2007, decades after Israel began dispossessing Palestinians and, at times, quietly enabled Hamas to weaken the Palestine Liberation Organization.
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Just before halftime, Garcia dispossessed a Charlotte defender high up the field to create a three-on-two situation.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2025
In The Stolen Heart, Samson sees Red Army soldiers violently dispossessing a middle-class family on that same street.
—Uilleam Blacker, The Atlantic, 4 June 2025
Under apartheid, Black South Africans were forcibly dispossessed of their lands for the benefit of Whites.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
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Ashley had the decision to evict either Vince or Morgan from the house.—
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Ashley evicts Morgan Ashley evicts Morgan.—
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Gaines argues since Title IX guarantees men and women equal opportunities to compete in athletics, permitting transgender female athletes to compete deprives other women athletes.—
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Igou faces five felony counts, including neglect of a dependent resulting in death and neglecting a dependent by depriving them of education.—
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“Dispossess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispossess. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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