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preempting

VERB

take over in place of another

Synonyms

STRONG

acquire annex anticipate appropriate arrogate assume bump commandeer confiscate expropriate obtain seize sequester take usurp

WEAK

accroach

Antonyms

STRONG

doubt fail forfeit give keep lose offer refuse reject relinquish surrender

Example Sentences

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With Sabrina Carpenter hosting, the cast couldn’t pass up the chance to revive Marcello Hernandez‘s Domingo at the top of the show, preempting the standard spot for Donald Trump‘s shenanigans.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2025

Indeed, the U.S. government’s health authorities currently provide no official guidance or support for preempting this disastrous domino effect.

From Scientific American • Oct. 3, 2023

Summit on Thursday had dropped a motion for preempting county ordinances, regulations which attorney Brett Koenecke wrote “have the intended or unintended effect of hampering projects like this one.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2023

One way it does that is by preempting state-level suits against a union for helping to organize a workplace.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2023

I am referring, after all, to a series of very minor errors on my part and the course I am now pursuing is merely a means of preempting any 'problems' before one arises.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro