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
Abu Safiya also had his eyeglasses confiscated during his detainment and since been experiencing vision issues, according to Abbas.
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Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
20 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
He’s been charged in Lake Superior Court with selling a gun, confiscated in a New Chicago police arrest, to a Hobart pawn shop.
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Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
Mthombeni said police had swept the area three weeks ago and confiscated guns and ammunition for AK-47 rifles and arrested three people, AFP reported, adding that a resident told the eNCA broadcaster that people from the neighboring nation Lesotho lived in the settlement.
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CBS News,
10 June 2026
During a Detroit City Council committee meeting on May 18, 2026, police officials said ShotSpotter led to hundreds of search warrants and confiscated guns in 2025.
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Divya Ramjee,
The Conversation,
8 June 2026
From the moment Lawrence had the first edition privately printed in Italy, American and British authorities confiscated copies that had been smuggled across their borders and secretly read the novel for pleasure.
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The Week Us,
TheWeek,
3 June 2026
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
20 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
He’s been charged in Lake Superior Court with selling a gun, confiscated in a New Chicago police arrest, to a Hobart pawn shop.
—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
Mthombeni said police had swept the area three weeks ago and confiscated guns and ammunition for AK-47 rifles and arrested three people, AFP reported, adding that a resident told the eNCA broadcaster that people from the neighboring nation Lesotho lived in the settlement.
—
CBS News,
10 June 2026
During a Detroit City Council committee meeting on May 18, 2026, police officials said ShotSpotter led to hundreds of search warrants and confiscated guns in 2025.
—
Divya Ramjee,
The Conversation,
8 June 2026
From the moment Lawrence had the first edition privately printed in Italy, American and British authorities confiscated copies that had been smuggled across their borders and secretly read the novel for pleasure.
—
The Week Us,
TheWeek,
3 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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That requires investment in process analytics, online measurement, advanced control, planning tools and AI models that understand refinery constraints rather than treating the plant as a spreadsheet with pipes attached.
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Her mother, Yolanda Hadid, and brother Anwar Hadid also live with the condition, which is typically spread through bites from infected ticks – often those that are attached for at least 24 hours.
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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 28 Jun. 2026.
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