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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carjacked
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The flick takes place at Gooding’s character’s bachelor party, which gets hijacked once Hart enters the picture.—
Juliana Ukiomogbe,
InStyle,
3 Mar. 2026 -
In 1970, Mimi was on Trans World Airlines Flight 741 when it got rerouted from Tel Aviv to to Jordan after it was hijacked by members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
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Elsewhere, on the corner of Broadway and Fourth streets, Mero has commandeered a once historic building that’s been burned and left to rot.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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The singer/songwriter/producer who has commandeered the charts for decades with more than 30 Top 40 pop and adult contemporary hits can easily zigzag topics, whether music past and current, shaking a martini, or applying moisturizer.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Carjacked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carjacked. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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