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
In Dallas, the FBI recently announced agents confiscated four drones that allegedly violated Temporary Flight Restrictions over AT&T Stadium and the city's FIFA Fan Festival.
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Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
The majority found that the cruise lines were trafficking in property confiscated from the American owner of a docks company decades earlier.
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Manuel A. Gómez,
The Conversation,
25 June 2026
Last month, the Supreme Court delivered a similar defeat for Cuba, ruling that cruise lines Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Norwegian and MSC can be held liable for using a port confiscated by the Cuban government.
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Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
23 June 2026
Drone pilots who violate the restrictions could face prison time, up to $100,000 in fines, and have their drone confiscated.
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Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
22 June 2026
Owen Caissie tried a few times to toss it back over the wall before it was eventually confiscated.
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Tyler Carmona,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
The prisoners were at one point given life jackets, but they were later confiscated after guards found them being used as pillows, the court document said.
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Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
The banners were confiscated by stadium personnel just before halftime.
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Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
But any noise-making devices such as vuvuzelas, air horns and whistles will be confiscated.
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Laurence Miedema,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
The majority found that the cruise lines were trafficking in property confiscated from the American owner of a docks company decades earlier.
—
Manuel A. Gómez,
The Conversation,
25 June 2026
Last month, the Supreme Court delivered a similar defeat for Cuba, ruling that cruise lines Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Norwegian and MSC can be held liable for using a port confiscated by the Cuban government.
—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
23 June 2026
Drone pilots who violate the restrictions could face prison time, up to $100,000 in fines, and have their drone confiscated.
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Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
22 June 2026
Owen Caissie tried a few times to toss it back over the wall before it was eventually confiscated.
—
Tyler Carmona,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
The prisoners were at one point given life jackets, but they were later confiscated after guards found them being used as pillows, the court document said.
—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
The banners were confiscated by stadium personnel just before halftime.
—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
But any noise-making devices such as vuvuzelas, air horns and whistles will be confiscated.
—
Laurence Miedema,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confiscated
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Merchandise including counterfeit perfumes, Rolex watches, knockoff Knicks apparel, sunglasses, electronics and Labubus were seized, in addition to $145,000 in cash, police said.
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Barely six months ago, US special forces seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from Caracas in a daring and deadly raid.
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Lying in a hospital bed, the breathing tube attached to her neck sometimes came loose, triggering an alarm.
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Production designer James Price (Poor Things) and costume designer Kate Hawley (Frankenstein) are also attached.
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Chávez had ordered all of Venezuela’s ports to be expropriated.
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Gray says the project, revolving around an elderly woman seeking revenge on a foreign company that expropriated her land to build a luxury ski resort, offers international casting and co-producer angles but that the configuration will depend on Kawawada’s artistic vision.
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The 2026 contestants' Instagram and TikTok profiles are frozen in time, showcasing their final adventures and accomplishments (like Kenzie Annis graduating from nursing school) before they were sequestered in May, prior to their debuts in the Fijian villa.
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This time, the Islanders were sequestered in Las Vegas on The Cromwell's rooftop.
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“Confiscated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confiscated. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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