as in to seize
to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority
anything that might be used as a weapon will be confiscated by the security guards
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Recent Examples of confiscate
The woman, 40, refused medical transport, and a gun was confiscated, Jones said.
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Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
If people couldn’t pay the crippling fines for excess births—up to many times a family’s annual income—officials would vandalize their homes, knocking down roofs and doors, and confiscate furniture, cattle, and pigs.
—Barbara Demick, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
If half of those phones are confiscated and the prisoners receive the 41-day sanction, the total cost in additional incarceration would be $49.2 million.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Provincial Police confiscated the 1964 Iso Rivolta Grifo A3 Stradale, entered in the Concorso by Thomas Shannon, after allegedly stopping its American driver on the streets of Cernobbio without an International Driving Permit.
—Michael Taylor, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
If people couldn’t pay the crippling fines for excess births—up to many times a family’s annual income—officials would vandalize their homes, knocking down roofs and doors, and confiscate furniture, cattle, and pigs.
—Barbara Demick, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
If half of those phones are confiscated and the prisoners receive the 41-day sanction, the total cost in additional incarceration would be $49.2 million.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Provincial Police confiscated the 1964 Iso Rivolta Grifo A3 Stradale, entered in the Concorso by Thomas Shannon, after allegedly stopping its American driver on the streets of Cernobbio without an International Driving Permit.
—Michael Taylor, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confiscate
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Flores, a 70-year-old retired welder, had illegally seized a home five years ago after its owner, the California Department of Transportation, had left it vacant.—
Liam Dillon,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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This harmonious and uplifting transit encourages you to take bold steps toward your desires and seize opportunities that come your way.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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Behind a robust plastic screen stands the 640kg (1,400lb) machine that amounts to a mechanical arm with a foot last and boot attached.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
8 June 2025
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When cars were first introduced, some had fake horse heads attached to the front to make passengers feel more comfortable.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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“Confiscate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confiscate. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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