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
French authorities confiscated the cocaine.
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Jay Weaver
january 8, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
While raising the kids together, Ruby and Hildebrandt abused the two youngest children with harsh punishments and torture, according to Ruby's journal that was later confiscated.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026
Without providing evidence, Fars said police later confiscated firearms from some individuals.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
The charges were for a shipment to India in January that was confiscated by the country’s customs agency due to import irregularities.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 30 Dec. 2025
The government confiscated and destroyed nearly 700,000 firearms in the wake of the law's adoption, reducing the number of gun-owning households by half.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
But before heading to the airport, fliers might want to brush up on Transportation Security Administration alcohol laws to avoid having any drinks confiscated at security.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Oct. 2025
During the return trip, a CBP officer confiscated the card at the airport, his wife said.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Multiple school districts, including Dearborn Public Schools, allow for a cell phone to be confiscated.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Jay Weaver
january 8, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
While raising the kids together, Ruby and Hildebrandt abused the two youngest children with harsh punishments and torture, according to Ruby's journal that was later confiscated.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026
Without providing evidence, Fars said police later confiscated firearms from some individuals.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
The charges were for a shipment to India in January that was confiscated by the country’s customs agency due to import irregularities.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 30 Dec. 2025
The government confiscated and destroyed nearly 700,000 firearms in the wake of the law's adoption, reducing the number of gun-owning households by half.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
But before heading to the airport, fliers might want to brush up on Transportation Security Administration alcohol laws to avoid having any drinks confiscated at security.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Oct. 2025
During the return trip, a CBP officer confiscated the card at the airport, his wife said.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Multiple school districts, including Dearborn Public Schools, allow for a cell phone to be confiscated.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confiscated
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In lieu of complicated controls and systems, these games seized on the high-energy gameplay of intense dogfighting moments, boiling it down into arcadey combat that was more accessible to the masses.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Gabbard was photographed in Fulton County on the day of the raid as the FBI seized 2020 election ballots.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Jan. 2026
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Kellogg’s high-growth snack business was much more viable as an acquisition target without the sluggish cereal division attached.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2026
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The year was 2016, and the now-lead vocalist María Zardoya was performing at The Kibitz Room, a low-key cocktail lounge attached to the iconic Canter's Deli, while drummer/producer Josh Conway filled in as sound engineer for her set, the duo said in a 2017 interview with Remezcla.—
Pamela Avila,
USA Today,
30 Jan. 2026
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Exxon and ConocoPhillips, specifically, had their Venezuelan oil assets expropriated by the government in 2007, costing them billions of dollars.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
12 Jan. 2026
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Both companies have filed arbitration cases against Venezuela seeking billions of dollars in compensation for assets that were expropriated by the government.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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And all of our contestants are sequestered in a separate part of the lot, with security around them.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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During the postwar years, though, tens of thousands of white parishioners chose to move to new enclaves in the city and the suburbs as, owing to the Great Migration, the Black population, long sequestered on the South Side, grew and expanded into other neighborhoods.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Confiscated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confiscated. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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