- past participle of appropriate.
- past tense form of appropriate.
appropriated
Example Sentences
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A determination of disaster came at the end of that year, he said, and Congress appropriated funds in 2025.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Every dollar appropriated, he added, would be used to build the "lethality" of US military forces and "reinforce peace through strength".
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Conservative intellectuals in the U.S. appropriated Disraeli as an exemplar of temperament and principle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
“We are not withholding any funds appropriated to, or available to, State,” they said.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026
It is KT rather than CT because C had already been appropriated for Cambrian.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
