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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
Things worsened when the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine hijacked airliners bound for New York and London, landing three of them at a remote airstrip in Jordan in September, 1970.
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Ephrat Livni, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Social media accounts are increasingly hijacked, sensitive financial data appears on the dark web and even family members’ details can be exploited for leverage.
—Chad Angle, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
Helly is mortified to learn that Helena hijacked her body and impersonated her.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
Clairo, born Claire Cottrill, makes a few brief cameos with her band before Yankovic hijacks the keyboard for a dramatic solo.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2025
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Ephrat Livni, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Social media accounts are increasingly hijacked, sensitive financial data appears on the dark web and even family members’ details can be exploited for leverage.
—Chad Angle, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
Helly is mortified to learn that Helena hijacked her body and impersonated her.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
Clairo, born Claire Cottrill, makes a few brief cameos with her band before Yankovic hijacks the keyboard for a dramatic solo.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Hijack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hijack. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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