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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
He’s thrilled by the news, but the celebration is short lived when their private jet is hijacked.
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
Not content with second billing, Montag and then-boyfriend Spencer Pratt hijacked the show and remade it in their own image.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
Israel accuses Hamas of hijacking aid for its own purposes.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Elon Musk hijacked British politics this week with a stream of at least 60 X posts since Tuesday attacking Prime Minister Keir Starmer, defending an anti-Islam campaigner and endorsing the far-right Reform Party.
—Dave Lawler, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
Not content with second billing, Montag and then-boyfriend Spencer Pratt hijacked the show and remade it in their own image.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
Israel accuses Hamas of hijacking aid for its own purposes.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Elon Musk hijacked British politics this week with a stream of at least 60 X posts since Tuesday attacking Prime Minister Keir Starmer, defending an anti-Islam campaigner and endorsing the far-right Reform Party.
—Dave Lawler, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Hijack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hijack. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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