seize on/upon

phrasal verb

seized on/upon; seizing on/upon; seizes on/upon
: to take or use (something, such as a chance or opportunity) in a quick and eager way
His critics have seized on the scandal to call for his resignation.
She seized on the opportunity to tell her side of the story.

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Such acts could seize on the power of the primacy effect. Peter Suciu, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 Trump says the vice president never worked there, the latest example of his longtime strategy to seize on conspiracy theories and question the credentials of his political opponents. Michelle L. Price and Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024 And perhaps the irrelevance of regular linear time to what our imaginations seize upon has something to do with presenting as an explanation the steps or stages of a work in progress. Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024 Loading your audio article MINNEAPOLIS – Nick Bosa paused mid-sentence, aware that some might seize on his words as a shot at the New York Jets, who the 49ers ripped 32-19 in Monday’s season opener. Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for seize on/upon 

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“Seize on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seize%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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