as in seized
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 confiscated
Local residents and business owners said Israeli forces had later returned to the area and confiscated all CCTV recordings.
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Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
But any noise-making devices such as vuvuzelas, air horns and whistles will be confiscated.
—Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
He’s been charged in Lake Superior Court with selling a gun, confiscated in a New Chicago police arrest, to a Hobart pawn shop.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
Violators can face fines up to $100,000, see their drones confiscated and even face criminal charges for flying within three miles of one of the games.
—ABC News, 10 June 2026
Mthombeni said police had swept the area three weeks ago and confiscated guns and ammunition for AK-47 rifles and arrested three people, AFP reported, adding that a resident told the eNCA broadcaster that people from the neighboring nation Lesotho lived in the settlement.
—CBS News, 10 June 2026
During a Detroit City Council committee meeting on May 18, 2026, police officials said ShotSpotter led to hundreds of search warrants and confiscated guns in 2025.
—Divya Ramjee, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
From the moment Lawrence had the first edition privately printed in Italy, American and British authorities confiscated copies that had been smuggled across their borders and secretly read the novel for pleasure.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 3 June 2026
Investigators confiscated a total of 851 packages from the three vehicles with a combined weight of more than a ton.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
But any noise-making devices such as vuvuzelas, air horns and whistles will be confiscated.
—Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
He’s been charged in Lake Superior Court with selling a gun, confiscated in a New Chicago police arrest, to a Hobart pawn shop.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
Violators can face fines up to $100,000, see their drones confiscated and even face criminal charges for flying within three miles of one of the games.
—ABC News, 10 June 2026
Mthombeni said police had swept the area three weeks ago and confiscated guns and ammunition for AK-47 rifles and arrested three people, AFP reported, adding that a resident told the eNCA broadcaster that people from the neighboring nation Lesotho lived in the settlement.
—CBS News, 10 June 2026
During a Detroit City Council committee meeting on May 18, 2026, police officials said ShotSpotter led to hundreds of search warrants and confiscated guns in 2025.
—Divya Ramjee, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
From the moment Lawrence had the first edition privately printed in Italy, American and British authorities confiscated copies that had been smuggled across their borders and secretly read the novel for pleasure.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 3 June 2026
Investigators confiscated a total of 851 packages from the three vehicles with a combined weight of more than a ton.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confiscated
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Aemond was named Prince Regent in the aftermath, and seized control of the Iron Throne while Aegon recovered.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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But in March, environmental authorities seized 550 head of cattle and issued 21 citations, according to documents reviewed by The Associated Press.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 June 2026
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One day, Rangel placed the dog in a delivery box attached to his bicycle and took him for a short ride.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 June 2026
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These muscles include your pronator teres, flexor carpi radialis and flexor-pronator mass that are attached by tendons to the medial epicondyle of your humerus.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Chávez had ordered all of Venezuela’s ports to be expropriated.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2026
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Gray says the project, revolving around an elderly woman seeking revenge on a foreign company that expropriated her land to build a luxury ski resort, offers international casting and co-producer angles but that the configuration will depend on Kawawada’s artistic vision.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
12 May 2026
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The 2026 contestants' Instagram and TikTok profiles are frozen in time, showcasing their final adventures and accomplishments (like Kenzie Annis graduating from nursing school) before they were sequestered in May, prior to their debuts in the Fijian villa.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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This time, the Islanders were sequestered in Las Vegas on The Cromwell's rooftop.—
Francesca Gariano,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
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“Confiscated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confiscated. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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