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Recent Examples of carjacking
Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
An armed carjacking suspect from Arapahoe County was shot by Douglas County deputies after leading law enforcement on a chase around Highlands Ranch, according to the sheriff’s office.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026
Braintree Police arrested two juveniles allegedly involved in a movie theatre carjacking Friday.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
The teen was arrested on suspicion of carjacking and possession of an unserialized firearm and booked into Juvenile Hall, according to the sergeant.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Data shows disproportionate arrests for robbery and carjacking, with juveniles making up over half of those arrested for these crimes in 2024, alongside rising truancy.
—Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
An armed carjacking suspect from Arapahoe County was shot by Douglas County deputies after leading law enforcement on a chase around Highlands Ranch, according to the sheriff’s office.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026
Braintree Police arrested two juveniles allegedly involved in a movie theatre carjacking Friday.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
The teen was arrested on suspicion of carjacking and possession of an unserialized firearm and booked into Juvenile Hall, according to the sergeant.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carjacking
Noun
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Decades later, in a cruel twist of fate, the Guthrie family is no longer pantomiming a kidnapping.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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See video … TOM BAKER – Nancy Guthrie case seems a little different from a traditional kidnapping for ransom.—
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FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Trump’s entire doctrine is naked rapacity, from Venezuela to hijacking the Kennedy Center to hideously remaking the White House in his own gaudy image.—
Maureen Dowd,
Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Brooklyn Beckham also accused his mom of hijacking his first dance with Peltz at the wedding reception.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In the days following her abduction, the NBC anchor and her siblings have issued various emotional pleas for her return, offering to pay after unverified ransom notes were sent to several media organizations.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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Rocha also referred to the abduction of a group of Mexican tourists from Mazatlan last week.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Stores increasingly use it to track customers suspected of shoplifting, entertainment venues deploy it during big events, and many cellphones give users the option to unlock their devices with an instantaneous face scan.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
6 Feb. 2026
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But Newsom was also an enthusiastic backer of Proposition 47, passed in 2014, which reclassified shoplifting offenses under $950 from felonies to misdemeanors, and also reduced charges for lower-level drug possession.—
Bret Stephens,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Carjacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carjacking. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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