annexed
Example Sentences
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When World War II ended, parts of eastern Poland were annexed by the Soviet Union.
The Nazis, who annexed Austria in 1938, looted the Lederer art collection but left family portraits behind, says the National Gallery of Canada.
From BBC
Moscow has never relented in its ambition to capture the entirety of the area, which Russia's President Vladimir Putin declared annexed in 2022 despite not being in full control of it.
From BBC
In ensuing centuries, the U.S. invaded Mexico and annexed half its territory, dispatched Marines to Nicaragua and Haiti and abetted coups from Chile to Brazil to Guatemala.
From Los Angeles Times
The question of whether Ukraine should fight against or negotiate with an aggressor has been there since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
