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 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.
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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
Gordon allegedly brought two envelopes with 61 strips of Suboxone to an inmate at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility — which were then confiscated by officers and sent to a crime lab to be tested by a forensic analyst.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
When the initial report was made, the school resource officer responded immediately and confiscated a knife from the student’s backpack, the school stated.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 17 Sep. 2025
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
Gordon allegedly brought two envelopes with 61 strips of Suboxone to an inmate at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility — which were then confiscated by officers and sent to a crime lab to be tested by a forensic analyst.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
When the initial report was made, the school resource officer responded immediately and confiscated a knife from the student’s backpack, the school stated.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confiscated
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In Gaza, the same preparations were being made to receive 250 Palestinian prisoners convicted of serious crimes, and 1,700 who were seized by Israel during the war and held without charge, including 22 children.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
12 Oct. 2025
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Israel is to free some 250 Palestinians serving prison sentences, as well as around 1,700 people seized from Gaza the past two years and held without charge.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Oct. 2025
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Customers spend an average of $30 to $40 on costumes and $10 to $20 on joke or gag items, like a doughnut with a roach attached to the bottom, or a fake car fob that shocks the hand.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
9 Oct. 2025
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Matt Shakman is attached to executive produce and direct the first episode.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
9 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
Verb
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Foreigners were sequestered to the Yanggakdo Hotel, which sits on its own island in the middle of the Taedong River in Pyongyang.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
9 Oct. 2025
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Well, lucky for you, the BBC just premiered the first season of The Celebrity Traitors, which features stars from across the pond who will be sequestered in the castle trying to find the murderers.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Confiscated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confiscated. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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