carjacked

verb

past tense of carjack
as in hijacked

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  1. hijacked
  2. commandeered
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  • The Omani Flydubai co-pilot who hijacked a passenger plane last week planned to crash the aircraft into Ben Gurion International Airport in central Israel, UAE Attorney General Hamad Saif al Shamsi said on Friday.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Season 2’s trailer shows hitwoman Julie reluctantly teaming up with Edward once again, when his dream honeymoon with Kayla (Shalom Brune-Franklin) is hijacked and his new wife taken hostage.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
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  • Such go-fast boats were designed for offshore racing but were later commandeered by drug smugglers in South Florida during the 1980s.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Curious Londoners stopped to figure out why a marching band, a blue bird and a few hundred Americans had suddenly commandeered a stretch of Oxford Street.
    — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of commandeered
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“Carjacked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carjacked. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

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