variants
also highjack
as in to commandeer
to take control of (a vehicle) by force
some loser tried to hijack the plane with a toy gun
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Recent Examples of hijack
What disheartens us is that these opportunities for genuine discourse are being hijacked by extremists and people whose behavior is disruptive and unproductive.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
The latest clash, on March 11, appeared to mark a dramatic new level in its guerrilla and terror operations when a BLA force hijacked a train, resulting in scores of deaths.
—Karl Vick, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
Nearly 3,000 people were killed on Sept. 11, 2001, after terrorists hijacked planes and flew them into the Twin Towers and the Pentagon.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
What is stream sniping? Stream sniping is when a viewer deliberately — and often maliciously — tries to insert themselves into a live stream to hijack, derail, or otherwise disrupt the experience.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
The latest clash, on March 11, appeared to mark a dramatic new level in its guerrilla and terror operations when a BLA force hijacked a train, resulting in scores of deaths.
—Karl Vick, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
Nearly 3,000 people were killed on Sept. 11, 2001, after terrorists hijacked planes and flew them into the Twin Towers and the Pentagon.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
What is stream sniping? Stream sniping is when a viewer deliberately — and often maliciously — tries to insert themselves into a live stream to hijack, derail, or otherwise disrupt the experience.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hijack
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“Hijack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hijack. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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