Thesaurus results for COMMANDEERING

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noun

as in takeover

the unlawful taking or withholding of something from the rightful owner under a guise of authority the Spanish navy's commandeering of fishing boats and impressment of fishermen

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verb

present participle of commandeer

as in hijacking

to take control of (a vehicle) by force an airliner commandeered by terrorists

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as in seizing

to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right commandeered all of the equipment, as if the chem lab belonged solely to him

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Although this year’s edition of the Oscars, which aired on ABC on March 15, was hardly in the class of the 1972 installment, there was at least one moment that recalled Johnson’s witty, graceful sendup of stars commandeering the ceremony to climb atop their soapbox. —

Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026 After commandeering the offense with shot volume in recent games, Edwards played a real floor game to get his teammates involved. —

Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026 According to the board, the measure prohibits any entity from commandeering city property that disrupts the city's operations. —

Tim Fang, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026 This is precisely the type of coercion and commandeering that violates the 10th Amendment. —

Laura Romero, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2026 The crux of the coalition’s argument is that the immigration operation in Minnesota constitutes a violation of the Tenth Amendment, which protects the sovereignty of states and bars the federal government from commandeering state and local resources for federal purposes. —

Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2026 In another way, this is about a coach commandeering a program and rebuilding it the old-fashioned way. —

Arkansas Online, 19 Jan. 2026 In that first game, Jokic was seen commandeering the whiteboard to draw up a play in a timeout. —

Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026 Another solution is to manipulate the game with your mind versus commandeering physically. —

Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 20 Dec. 2025

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Prasad, however, bristled at the idea of a takeover by Insight during the news conference Wednesday.

— Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
As the threat of a conservative curriculum takeover looms over Florida’s New College, a group of students and their professor come together to resist and push back.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Apr. 2026