as in to hijack
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Recent Examples of carjack
The teens allegedly attempted to carjack him and a woman, whom police identified as his significant other, according to authorities.
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Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carjack
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Help teams understand how devices hijack attention and become addictive coping mechanisms.—
Elan Gepner-Dales,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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Within a few days, pain had hijacked my mom’s entire identity.—
Dr. Sanjay Gupta,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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The only unsolved skyjacking in U.S. history still baffles the FBI and amateur sleuths.—
Tim Newcomb,
Popular Mechanics,
14 Mar. 2023
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In 2021, hackers commandeered 150,000 remote cameras, including in schools, police departments, jails and health clinics.—
Srinivas Shekar,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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This new system, to which Aston is the first automaker to subscribe, allows one’s phone to commandeer not just the center display but the dashboard.—
Brett Berk,
Robb Report,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Carjack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carjack. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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