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
Houston Astros center fielder Taylor Trammell had his bat confiscated in the ninth inning of the team’s 8-4 loss to the New York Yankees on Thursday at Daikin Park.
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
According to the Minnesota Star Tribune, 12-inch centipedes were also confiscated and the green mamba, which had been sick, died after the raid.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
The boats were seized, the catch was confiscated by the government.
—Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
In 2016, the local government foreclosed on and confiscated Myrisha's inheritance.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
And because these keychains can be classified by TSA as a weapon, they’ll likely get confiscated at the security line, anyway.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2025
The artist Gao Zhen, famous for his depictions of Mao Zedong, the Communist regime’s founder, was detained last year, and the authorities confiscated several of his works that had been created more than a decade earlier.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025
The police also confiscated two cell phones.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
As Black instruments were confiscated and burned, the new Caribbeans would abandon their plantations to perform secret rites in the forests, or remake their tools entirely.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2025
Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
According to the Minnesota Star Tribune, 12-inch centipedes were also confiscated and the green mamba, which had been sick, died after the raid.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
The boats were seized, the catch was confiscated by the government.
—Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
In 2016, the local government foreclosed on and confiscated Myrisha's inheritance.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
And because these keychains can be classified by TSA as a weapon, they’ll likely get confiscated at the security line, anyway.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2025
The artist Gao Zhen, famous for his depictions of Mao Zedong, the Communist regime’s founder, was detained last year, and the authorities confiscated several of his works that had been created more than a decade earlier.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025
The police also confiscated two cell phones.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
As Black instruments were confiscated and burned, the new Caribbeans would abandon their plantations to perform secret rites in the forests, or remake their tools entirely.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confiscated
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In addition, several firearms and drugs were seized from other residences, according to police.—
Jack Moore,
ABC News,
6 Sep. 2025
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Local, national and global media outlets this week seized on the opportunity to report Zuckerberg's lawsuit against Meta.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
6 Sep. 2025
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That accusation was included as a footnote attached to documents the government filed in immigration court.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Sep. 2025
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The line's two cars, each capable of carrying around 40 people, are attached to opposite ends of a haulage cable with traction provided by electric motors on the cars that counterbalance each other.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, off-duty Islanders were sequestered backstage; some of the couples, including winners Espinal and Bryan Arenales, got their own rooms, while those who left the villa single were separated into groups of guys and girls.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
26 Aug. 2025
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Ybarra, the state legislator, is lobbying the governor to create a carve out to the clean energy law for natural gas if the carbon is sequestered.—
Monica Nickelsburg,
NPR,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Confiscated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confiscated. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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