1
a
: the cord or lashing used in binding or fastening
b
: the fastening so made see knot illustration
2
: the operation of fastening together or lashing with tarred small stuff
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But seizing could also include a step back, with the meaning having been drained from these final two games of the season, and with losses potentially improving the Heat’s alternate reality of falling into the NBA draft lottery, which would be the case without two play-in wins.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2025
In the month following Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack and Hamas's seizing of hundreds of Israeli hostages, Francis had prayed they would soon be freed and called for dialogue.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
The seizing of an Iowa college student’s passport while under investigation in the Dominican Republic is a cautionary tale for Americans traveling abroad, who an expert said should be vigilant about protecting their travel documents.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The extent of Iran’s involvement in the attacks remains unclear, but the massacre, which led to some 1,200 Israeli deaths and the seizing of some 200 hostages, could not have happened without Iran’s long-term involvement with and support of Hamas.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2025
In the month following Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack and Hamas's seizing of hundreds of Israeli hostages, Francis had prayed they would soon be freed and called for dialogue.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
The seizing of an Iowa college student’s passport while under investigation in the Dominican Republic is a cautionary tale for Americans traveling abroad, who an expert said should be vigilant about protecting their travel documents.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The extent of Iran’s involvement in the attacks remains unclear, but the massacre, which led to some 1,200 Israeli deaths and the seizing of some 200 hostages, could not have happened without Iran’s long-term involvement with and support of Hamas.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Seizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seizing. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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