carjacks

verb

present tense third-person singular of carjack
as in hijacks

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  1. hijacks
  2. commandeers
Verb
  • The moment a search tool is triggered in our chat, this layout template completely hijacks my output sequence.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Palace’s offer for the 22-year-old, a loan with a conditional obligation to buy for a fee in the region of €30million (£25m), hijacks Premier League rivals Aston Villa’s attempts to sign the centre-back.
    — Aston Villa, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of hijacks
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  • After he’s randomly slapped by multiple women, Barney commandeers Ted and Marshall’s March Madness bracket to figure out which of his past conquests is sabotaging his love life.
    — Erin Strecker, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Aug. 2026
  • There is a seasonal meadow of two dozen native wildflowers, and a year-round spectacle of sandaster (Corethrogyne filaginifolia) commandeers much of the front yard.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of commandeers
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“Carjacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carjacks. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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