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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
In May 2025, a source told PEOPLE that the family tensions came to a head after Victoria allegedly hijacked a dance at Brooklyn's wedding, despite her son and Nicola's planned moment for the song, which was performed by Marc Anthony as a gift to the newlyweds.
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 3 June 2025
Marv used Eastern Bloc training methods to build him into a passing machine and essentially hijacked his childhood.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 29 May 2025
With his keffiyeh, aviator sunglasses, and beard stubble, Arafat first received media attention in the 1960s and 1970s, when the PLO was hijacking airplanes and perpetrating terrorist attacks.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
Microsoft accounts are now at risk from a new attack that has hijacked Google’s App Scripts to provide a veil of authenticity when sending malicious phishing emails.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 3 June 2025
Marv used Eastern Bloc training methods to build him into a passing machine and essentially hijacked his childhood.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 29 May 2025
With his keffiyeh, aviator sunglasses, and beard stubble, Arafat first received media attention in the 1960s and 1970s, when the PLO was hijacking airplanes and perpetrating terrorist attacks.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
Microsoft accounts are now at risk from a new attack that has hijacked Google’s App Scripts to provide a veil of authenticity when sending malicious phishing emails.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hijack
commandeer
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As the trio of governors repeatedly noted, civil immigration enforcement by law and longtime legal precedent is exclusively a federal function, and constitutional separation of powers principles dictate that the feds can’t commandeer state officials to advance their own federal enforcement efforts.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2025
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After thousands of terrorists invaded Israel and committed mass atrocities, Hamas continued to commandeer aid, creating and taking advantage of a black market.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2025
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“Hijack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hijack. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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