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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Preempting the president, Ms. Sinema staked out her position in a Senate floor speech shortly before Mr. Biden met with Senate Democrats at the Capitol to press his cause.

From Washington Times • Jan. 13, 2022

Lawrence Langer says it just right in his new book, Preempting the Holocaust: "Here injustice prevails."

From Time Magazine Archive