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
The property of citizens has been confiscated, there are floggings, and attacks.
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 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
Three out of some 20 counterfeit paintings confiscated by the police are on display in the premises of the Bavarian State Criminal Investigation Department in Munich.
—Reuters, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2025
Victoria discussed payment, methods, and timing in messages discovered on a phone that was eventually confiscated from Amato by security guards.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
Ogles’ phone was confiscated by the FBI in 2024.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Oct. 2025
In December year, President Joe Biden signed a law prohibiting recognition in the United States of trademarks confiscated by the Cuban government.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 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
Three out of some 20 counterfeit paintings confiscated by the police are on display in the premises of the Bavarian State Criminal Investigation Department in Munich.
—Reuters, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2025
Victoria discussed payment, methods, and timing in messages discovered on a phone that was eventually confiscated from Amato by security guards.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
Ogles’ phone was confiscated by the FBI in 2024.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Oct. 2025
In December year, President Joe Biden signed a law prohibiting recognition in the United States of trademarks confiscated by the Cuban government.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confiscated
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The London punk rebels seized the revolutionary spirit of 1977 with their raw manifesto The Clash, then refined their sound with the flawed Give ‘Em Enough Rope.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
9 Nov. 2025
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Government security forces seized 1,764 tonnes of cocaine between August 2022 and November 2024, followed by a further 601 tonnes between January and August 2025.—
Gustavo Petro,
Time,
9 Nov. 2025
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Reyes defends pay, confirms residency During the meeting, CBS News Miami asked about the nearly half-million-dollar salary attached to the position.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Some flags will be attached to lamp posts, but there is money in the project budget for temporary flag poles as well.—
Beth Lipoff,
Kansas City Star,
9 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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The company became a target in the legal fight to pay off creditors who lost oil assets, mining rights, and more when they were expropriated under Venezuela’s former socialist ruler, Hugo Chavez, almost 20 years ago.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
9 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 11 Jan. 2026.
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