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
Upon arrival in Russia, passports are immediately confiscated and retained by North Korean security officials, according to the report.
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
In January, the Colombian Navy seized over two tons of cocaine from a speedboat in the South Pacific Ocean, and in November, the nation announced its largest cocaine bust in a decade, with 14 tons confiscated at its main Pacific port.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Their passports are immediately confiscated and held by North Korean security officials in Russia, the report said.
—Jay Ganglani, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
Another unfortunate trend is customers sharing their disappointment and anger over some of their beloved NeeDohs being confiscated at airport security.
—Samantha Neely, Freep.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Maria Alejandra’s phone was confiscated.
—Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
That single word can send a chill down the spine of any entrepreneur in Miami, where there are descendants of so many families whose businesses were confiscated by Castro revolution, including small businesses expropriated in 1968.
—Sarah Moreno
updated March 24, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Police officers also damaged photographic equipment and confiscated memory cards from journalists who were outside the Lion’s Gate of the Old City covering Ramadan prayers.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
In late December, local police arrested the perpetrator and confiscated his phone.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
In January, the Colombian Navy seized over two tons of cocaine from a speedboat in the South Pacific Ocean, and in November, the nation announced its largest cocaine bust in a decade, with 14 tons confiscated at its main Pacific port.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Their passports are immediately confiscated and held by North Korean security officials in Russia, the report said.
—Jay Ganglani, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
Another unfortunate trend is customers sharing their disappointment and anger over some of their beloved NeeDohs being confiscated at airport security.
—Samantha Neely, Freep.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Maria Alejandra’s phone was confiscated.
—Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
That single word can send a chill down the spine of any entrepreneur in Miami, where there are descendants of so many families whose businesses were confiscated by Castro revolution, including small businesses expropriated in 1968.
—Sarah Moreno
updated March 24, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Police officers also damaged photographic equipment and confiscated memory cards from journalists who were outside the Lion’s Gate of the Old City covering Ramadan prayers.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
In late December, local police arrested the perpetrator and confiscated his phone.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confiscated
Verb
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The department shared photos of what their officers seized, which included a gun and a baby bottle authorities say was filled with the drug mixture known as lean.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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In March, Hungarian counterterrorism authorities seized two trucks, owned by a Ukrainian bank, that were passing through the country on a routine cash-transport run from Vienna.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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Upon arriving, the drone will remain up to 300 feet in the air while a pod, attached by a tether and carrying the product, descends to the ground.—
Chase Jordan
March 27,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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The catalogue of eight plans is part of Boise’s housing agenda, which already allows ADUs — smaller, secondary homes attached or adjacent to a primary residence that are often called in-law or mother-in-law units — in nearly all zoning districts.—
Mark Dee
March 27,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Mar. 2026
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That single word can send a chill down the spine of any entrepreneur in Miami, where there are descendants of so many families whose businesses were confiscated by Castro revolution, including small businesses expropriated in 1968.—
Sarah Moreno
Updated March 24,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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Much of that early ’Lo gear was boosted from department stores across the New York tristate Area, and ‘Lo Heads ran the risk of their own spoils being expropriated back home.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
1 Mar. 2026
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The landmark decision comes after a nearly seven-week trial, and as jurors in a federal court in California have been sequestered in deliberations for more than a week about whether Meta and YouTube should be liable in a similar case.—
Morgan Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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The new research, published March 18 in the journal Communications Earth & Environment, has for the first time calculated the carbon dioxide emitted and sequestered due to engineering work done by beavers in suitable wetland areas.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Confiscated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confiscated. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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