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
Last month, the FBI raided a Georgia election office and confiscated hundreds of boxes of material from the 2020 election.
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2026
Her employee badge, keys and computer were confiscated, according to the memo.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
Lamia Rubia, 27, said all of her belongings were searched, and many items were confiscated.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
The final straw came about two weeks ago, when the bar's doorman confiscated a fake ID featuring the face of Benjamin Franklin — complete with a fictional home address on Market Street.
—Ross Dimattei, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
At the end of January, investigators with the FBI raided a Fulton County elections hub and confiscated election materials.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
San Joaquin County sheriff’s investigators identified and confiscated two cars believed to have been used in a November mass shooting in Stockton that killed four people and wounded more than a dozen others at a child’s birthday party.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
The dogs, named Mikey and Minnie, were confiscated by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care and Control on Saturday, when parts of the county saw a foot of snow fall in 24 hours.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2026
The next day, authorities confiscated more than 50,000 vapes and displayed them in Mexico City’s central square.
—María Verza, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2026
Her employee badge, keys and computer were confiscated, according to the memo.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
Lamia Rubia, 27, said all of her belongings were searched, and many items were confiscated.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
The final straw came about two weeks ago, when the bar's doorman confiscated a fake ID featuring the face of Benjamin Franklin — complete with a fictional home address on Market Street.
—Ross Dimattei, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
At the end of January, investigators with the FBI raided a Fulton County elections hub and confiscated election materials.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
San Joaquin County sheriff’s investigators identified and confiscated two cars believed to have been used in a November mass shooting in Stockton that killed four people and wounded more than a dozen others at a child’s birthday party.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
The dogs, named Mikey and Minnie, were confiscated by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care and Control on Saturday, when parts of the county saw a foot of snow fall in 24 hours.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2026
The next day, authorities confiscated more than 50,000 vapes and displayed them in Mexico City’s central square.
—María Verza, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confiscated
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Against the odds, Ukraine managed to repel the initial Russian attack on Kyiv and, within a few months, took back large swaths of land originally seized by Moscow.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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In October 2022, two months after FBI agents seized boxes of materials from his Mar-a-Lago home, the then-former president questioned a president’s or former president’s legal authority to declassify sensitive information.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Learning Resources, whose name is forever attached to a consequential Supreme Court decision, shared the victory Friday with small businesses everywhere, which, along with consumers, bore the brunt of the tariff costs.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Police located the truck with one plow attached and found the other two in the man's garage.—
Jack Perry,
The Providence Journal,
20 Feb. 2026
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After all, Exxon had its oil assets expropriated in Venezuela less than 20 years ago.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
30 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
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This season, Jonathan Simkhai didn’t wanted to be sequestered backstage, away from friends and supporters of his brand.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
14 Feb. 2026
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The best in show judge is sequestered until the big reveal.—
Martha Teichner,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Confiscated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confiscated. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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