carjacked

verb

past tense of carjack
as in hijacked

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  1. hijacked
  2. commandeered
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  • The plane had been hijacked en route from Tel Aviv to Paris and diverted to Entebbe.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
  • Cox was a high-profile supporter of the campaign to stay in the European Union and to keep the debate from being hijacked by immigration.
    — Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 11 July 2026
Definition of hijacked
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  • The Loa River was commandeered in its entirety, source to mouth.
    — Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
  • Both the Russian and Chinese governments have been compromising routers for years, sometimes in prolonged tugs-of-war to wrest control of devices the other has already commandeered.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026
Definition of commandeered
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“Carjacked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carjacked. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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