annexed
Example Sentences
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When World War II ended, parts of eastern Poland were annexed by the Soviet Union.
She was eventually defeated and Asante was annexed by the British.
From BBC
The city is in Zaporizhzhia province, one of four regions that Russia claimed to have annexed last year following its invasion, despite only partially controlling them.
From BBC
Russia claims to have annexed Kherson despite only controlling some of it.
From BBC
A process of "de-Russification", begun after 2014 when Moscow seized and annexed the Crimea peninsula and backed proxy forces waging war in the east, has rapidly accelerated since Russia's full-blown invasion last year.
From Reuters
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
