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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carjacked
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The incident started when Lamar Alexander and Ronnie Jerome Hill robbed a Coral Gables jewelry store, then hijacked Ordoñez’s UPS truck 2 miles away and took him with them on a high-speed chase into Broward County that ended at a crowded Miramar intersection.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026 -
Hill and Alexander then hijacked the UPS truck driven by Ordóñez — with the driver still in it.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
23 Mar. 2026
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Sonoma State commandeered the spotlight, announcing the discontinuation of its sports department due to a hefty $24 million budget deficit.—
Ryan Curry,
San Francisco Chronicle,
4 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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“Carjacked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carjacked. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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