as in to seize
to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority
anything that might be used as a weapon will be confiscated by the security guards
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Recent Examples of confiscate
Even confiscating half would barely register against a $6 trillion federal budget.
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Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Gordon allegedly brought two envelopes with 61 strips of Suboxone to an inmate at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility — which were then confiscated by officers and sent to a crime lab to be tested by a forensic analyst.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
When the initial report was made, the school resource officer responded immediately and confiscated a knife from the student’s backpack, the school stated.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 17 Sep. 2025
Patel confirmed that investigators had confiscated electronics from the suspect's Utah home and that of his alleged partner.
—Emma Bussey , Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Gordon allegedly brought two envelopes with 61 strips of Suboxone to an inmate at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility — which were then confiscated by officers and sent to a crime lab to be tested by a forensic analyst.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
When the initial report was made, the school resource officer responded immediately and confiscated a knife from the student’s backpack, the school stated.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 17 Sep. 2025
Patel confirmed that investigators had confiscated electronics from the suspect's Utah home and that of his alleged partner.
—Emma Bussey , Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confiscate
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The boost would be short-lived, as the Shamrocks seized the momentum back with a strong defensive response and took possession over at the Spartans’ 29-yard line.—
Erik Anderson,
Boston Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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In September, the DEA in Atlanta seized over 1,000 pounds of meth in an operation targeting the CJNG.—
Asher Redd,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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When not in use, the blanket folds directly into the pillow and can be attached to your suitcase handle with a convenient clip, and with this in tow, you’re guaranteed to be the envy of your seatmates.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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But a strain of fundamentalist politics attached itself to Trump early in his first term, lending that administration a socially-conservative anti-media heft.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Confiscate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confiscate. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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