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as in hijacked
to take control of (a vehicle) by force
an airliner commandeered by terrorists
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as in seized
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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Recent Examples of commandeered
The company has since commandeered the AI boom, most famously through the release of ChatGPT.
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Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
The rebels commandeered police headquarters and a number of military airports, along with several neighboring villages.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
That night, Jacquemus held an after-party on the Lady Adriana, a boat moored off the Capri coast, and on the shuttle bus to the docks and the speedboat bearing guests out to the vessel, a young fan in a sleeveless shirt commandeered the PA system to lead rabble-rousing cheers.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
How Hackers Took Control of Robot Vacuums The incidents primarily involved Ecovacs robot vacuums, which hackers commandeered to deliver offensive messages in homes.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
In late June, a rogue police officer commandeered a government helicopter and attacked the Supreme Court with gunfire and grenades.
—Adriana Erthal Abdenur, Foreign Affairs, 9 Aug. 2017
Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
The rebels commandeered police headquarters and a number of military airports, along with several neighboring villages.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
That night, Jacquemus held an after-party on the Lady Adriana, a boat moored off the Capri coast, and on the shuttle bus to the docks and the speedboat bearing guests out to the vessel, a young fan in a sleeveless shirt commandeered the PA system to lead rabble-rousing cheers.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
How Hackers Took Control of Robot Vacuums The incidents primarily involved Ecovacs robot vacuums, which hackers commandeered to deliver offensive messages in homes.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
In late June, a rogue police officer commandeered a government helicopter and attacked the Supreme Court with gunfire and grenades.
—Adriana Erthal Abdenur, Foreign Affairs, 9 Aug. 2017
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Laboratory analysis also identified heroin among the drugs seized.Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Then came the drive for reparations and restitution, which not only sought to compensate for the unimaginable suffering but also for the property seized by the Nazis.Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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In 2022, the Saudi ambassador in Beirut reported that the authorities in the kingdom had confiscated 700 million tablets smuggled from Lebanon since 2014.Tim Lister, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Authorities also confiscated the suspects' passports and imposed restrictions on their communication with others.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Murray grabbed his jacket and walked out again.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Penny, a passenger on his way from a college class to the gym, grabbed Neely from behind in a chokehold, forced him to the train floor and restrained him there for several minutes.Eric Levenson, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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Huckabee has advocated for Israel to annex parts of the West Bank, which Israel occupied in 1967, and has backed Israeli settlers in the territory.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Before that, the location was occupied by 42 Grams, which had a Michelin star.Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 10 Dec. 2024
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This appears to create a fund into which unlimited funds can be appropriated, guaranteeing that taxpayers will never get a refund of their tax dollars.Jon Coupal, Orange County Register, 8 Dec. 2024
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The second-term president likely will seek to cut off spending that lawmakers have already appropriated, setting off a constitutional struggle within the branches.Molly Redden, ProPublica, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Commandeered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commandeered. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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