carjacked

Definition of carjackednext
past tense of carjack

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for carjacked
Verb
  • Officers Rodolfo Mirabal, Richard Santiesteban, and Leslie Lee are facing charges in connection with the December 5, 2019 incident, which began after two assailants hijacked a UPS truck during a Coral Gables jewelry heist.
    Joan Murray, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
  • No Kings hasn’t been hijacked by leftist groups with more extreme agendas, spouting strident anti-American language that’s bound to repel ordinary people.
    George Packer, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Not even the closets are safe from being commandeered as exhibit space for the Chicago Collective.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • With the help of Obruchev, Safin plans to mass-produce Heracles on an island called the Poison Garden, which was once owned by his family but commandeered by SPECTRE after their murder.
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Carjacked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carjacked. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.

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