preempts
Definitions
Noun
- A high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding
Verb
- Acquire for oneself before others can do so
- Take the place of or have precedence over
- Gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land)
- Make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "preempts".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | products | 2 | 108 |
| 2 | projects | 2 | 68 |
| 3 | presents | 2 | 33 |
| 4 | protests | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | applicants | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | prevents | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | pamphlets | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | portraits | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | parasites | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | pianist's | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | protects | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | pianists | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | pigments | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | precepts | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | predicts | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | pavements | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | appreciates | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | parachutes | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | parakeets | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | patriots | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | pinpoints | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | portents | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | purists | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | applicant's | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | applicants' | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | optimists | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | pankratz | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | pantsuits | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | passports | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | patriot's | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | petticoats | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | piedmont's | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | platelets | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | pleasants | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | podhoretz | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | pollinates | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | pomerantz | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | pongratz | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | postdates | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | powerpoints | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | prellwitz | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | printouts | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | product's | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | products' | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | project's | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | projects' | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | proudfoot's | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | provosts | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | pussycats | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | pussyfoots | 3 | 0 |
| 51 | spaceports | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | spreadsheets | 2 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "preempts".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | presents | 2 | 33 |
| 2 | prevents | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | receipts | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | precepts | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | prompts | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | precept | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | tempts | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | preempt | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | preempted | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | exempts | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | preemptive | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | preemption | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | preempting | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | peets | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | peeps | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | empts | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | redemptions | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | pre-emptive | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | sprees | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | resets | 2 | 0 |
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "preempts".
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Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 52
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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📰 This Word in the News:
OCC Issues Two Interim Final Actions Clarifying Bank Powers under Federal Law and the Preemption of a Related State Law
Apr 24, 2026 Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) (.gov)
Apr 24, 2026 Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) (.gov)
CFPB says federal law preempts state efforts on credit reporting, including any on reporting medical debt
Oct 29, 2025 American Hospital Association
Oct 29, 2025 American Hospital Association
Tenth Circuit Narrows DIDMCA Opt‑Out Preemption: Colorado May Apply Its Rate Caps to Loans From State Chartered Banks to Borrowers Located in Colorado
Nov 11, 2025 Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
Nov 11, 2025 Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor