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
Victoria discussed payment, methods, and timing in messages discovered on a phone that was eventually confiscated from Amato by security guards.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
Ogles’ phone was confiscated by the FBI in 2024.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Oct. 2025
In his work recovering brands that hold emotional and nostalgic value for Cubans — many of which were created by businesses confiscated by the Cuban regime after 1959 — Haber has just launched Guayabita del Pinar in Miami.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
Nonetheless, the team was stopped and arrested briefly, the camera confiscated.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
In this exclusive clip, the sisters encounter one of the magical objects their ancestor confiscated.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 3 Oct. 2025
Once cataloged, items were confiscated with typical Teutonic efficiency and sent to Germany or liquidated for Hitler’s war effort.
—Christopher C. Gorham
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Once confiscated, the plants spend the rest of their lives at the botanical garden, where their seeds can be banked for future conservation projects.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
During the latest protests in Indonesia, authorities confiscated banners and labeled them treasonous.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
Ogles’ phone was confiscated by the FBI in 2024.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Oct. 2025
In his work recovering brands that hold emotional and nostalgic value for Cubans — many of which were created by businesses confiscated by the Cuban regime after 1959 — Haber has just launched Guayabita del Pinar in Miami.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
Nonetheless, the team was stopped and arrested briefly, the camera confiscated.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
In this exclusive clip, the sisters encounter one of the magical objects their ancestor confiscated.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 3 Oct. 2025
Once cataloged, items were confiscated with typical Teutonic efficiency and sent to Germany or liquidated for Hitler’s war effort.
—Christopher C. Gorham
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Once confiscated, the plants spend the rest of their lives at the botanical garden, where their seeds can be banked for future conservation projects.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
During the latest protests in Indonesia, authorities confiscated banners and labeled them treasonous.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confiscated
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The militants have seized large amounts of weaponry from government forces and demonstrated their ability to use drones, says the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), which analyzes terrorist groups.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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In 2014, after Russia seized Crimea, President Obama imposed sanctions on the individuals and groups responsible for the aggression.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Hamida discovers the newborn still attached to her corpse by umbilical cord and saves him, breastfeeding and caring for the infant as her own.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Records provided to the Herald by Pertnoy show that the name attached to one Mailchimp account linked to People Count USA is Jorge Dominguez, a name that is not uncommon in Hispanic-heavy South Florida.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
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The facilities, some of which were built by Havana Docks, had been expropriated without compensation in 1960.—
Nora Gamez Torres,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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So why has it been sequestered inside a Newfoundland convent?—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
25 Oct. 2025
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As the ancient rocks still showed the original deficit, the conclusion is that the building blocks of the proto-Earth somehow remained pristine and sequestered deep within the Earth’s interior.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Confiscated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confiscated. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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