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noun

variants also highjacking
Definition of hijackingnext
as in kidnaping
the unlawful or forcible carrying away of a person or animal a country in which hijackings of foreign executives has become commonplace

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verb

variants also highjacking
present participle of hijack
as in commandeering
to take control of (a vehicle) by force some loser tried to hijack the plane with a toy gun

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  1. commandeering
  2. seizing
  3. abduction
Verb
  • She was accused of commandeering a car owned by a neighbor and former friend and then driving it into the woman, according to court papers.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Rita Ora once again returns as co-host alongside Seacrest, who’s marking his 20th year commandeering the holiday staple.
    Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of commandeering
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  • The lack of upside in Oracle’s results and outlook is bringing out the sellers, who are seizing on the idea that all this investment in AI isn’t worth it if companies aren’t blowing out the numbers.
    Jeff Marks,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel’s military is temporarily seizing control of the buffer zone, saying the disengagement agreement has collapsed with the rebel takeover of Syria.
    Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of seizing
Noun
  • For about half of those cases, optional criteria were used to help classify a person’s disappearance as an abduction or voluntary, according to an NCIC report.
    Amanda Musa, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Court records obtained by FOX 4 Kansas City state that Malone contacted Barry County Sheriff’s deputies on Monday, November 25, to report Lewis’ possible abduction.
    Stepheny Price, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of abduction
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