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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
Foods high in sugar, fat and salt can hijack your brain’s reward system, creating a cycle of craving and overeating.
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Fred Sassani, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
But divulging sensitive information could expose a user to identity theft schemes, enabling cybercriminals to open credit cards in your name or even hijack access to your existing accounts, such as a mobile phone number, via a SIM-swap attack.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 30 June 2025
Asking Eric: Once again, my parents have hijacked my birthday and made it about them
Asking Eric: Why won’t my kids ever come home in the summer?
—Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2025
Multiple national park advocacy groups, including some comprised of current and former NPS employees, have called for the public to hijack the government’s initiative by posting comments in support of national parks and their employees.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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Fred Sassani, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
But divulging sensitive information could expose a user to identity theft schemes, enabling cybercriminals to open credit cards in your name or even hijack access to your existing accounts, such as a mobile phone number, via a SIM-swap attack.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 30 June 2025
Asking Eric: Once again, my parents have hijacked my birthday and made it about them
Asking Eric: Why won’t my kids ever come home in the summer?
—Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2025
Multiple national park advocacy groups, including some comprised of current and former NPS employees, have called for the public to hijack the government’s initiative by posting comments in support of national parks and their employees.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hijack
commandeer
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Thou shalt feel free to commandeer any assembly or conversation to that end.—
Paul Cappiello,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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And such fatal bargains are all over the work of the filmmaker Paul Verhoeven, who directed RoboCop and Starship Troopers, movies in which the bodies and souls of regular people are commandeered for the benefit of the powerful.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
21 June 2025
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“Hijack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hijack. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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