Thesaurus results for CARJACK

carjack

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as in to hijack

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Recent Examples of carjack On June 19, 2022, the four men are accused of trying to carjack a man near the Interstate 95 ramp in Baltimore. — Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 29 July 2026 Downs recalled the incident on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 1988, saying that a man approached her vehicle and attempted to carjack her. — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026 Five people were shot — including two inside the complex — and others as the suspect fled, tried but failed to carjack one vehicle, and then successfully carjacked a second car. — South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026 Washington, who had been at the bank to cash a check, attempted to carjack Nguyen’s work van, the District Attorney’s Office said. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 22 Feb. 2026 Vizcaino tumbled from his vehicle and allegedly attempted to carjack multiple nearby vehicles while wielding a knife. — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026 During their interaction, the man attempted to carjack the couple and began shooting at the vehicle, resulting in the woman being injured. — Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025 Decoto then ran from the vehicle and unsuccessfully tried to carjack a passerby before he was finally arrested after a brief struggle. — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025 The teens allegedly attempted to carjack him and a woman, whom police identified as his significant other, according to authorities. — Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025

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After Sunderland had initially agreed a fee with Lyon, Crystal Palace tried to hijack the move and struck a deal with the French club.

— Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
The moment a search tool is triggered in our chat, this layout template completely hijacks my output sequence.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of hijack

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Throughout the weekend, Elliott Martin, the FIA’s WEC electronics manager, and a small team commandeer a trailer at the back of the paddock, keeping an eye on dangerous data coming off the cars.

— Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The Jackson campaign had commandeered the green room Bottoms and her aides were supposed to use for the event.

— Adam Beam, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of commandeer

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