as in attaches
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 confiscates
The children designated as Palestinians, meanwhile, have their drawings torn up and are relegated to small corners of the classroom while the teacher confiscates their candy.
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Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 26 Nov. 2025
Milwaukee Marshall High School confiscates a student’s phone until the end of the day for a first offense, requires a parent pickup after a second offense and issues an automatic suspension for repeat violations.
—Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 26 Nov. 2025
Milwaukee Marshall High School confiscates a student’s phone until the end of the day for a first offense, requires a parent pickup after a second offense and issues an automatic suspension for repeat violations.
—Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confiscates
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Instead, keep them in the back in a crate or carrier, or in the backseat with a harness that attaches to the seat belt.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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The stylus magnetically attaches to compatible iPads and offers a snappy, responsive experience for basic tasks like note-taking.—
Sheena Vasani,
The Verge,
26 Mar. 2026
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Earnest and intersectional, the spoken word artist’s debut solo album seizes upon the power of club music to preach about gender equality, personal transformation, and communal uplift.—
Jesse Dorris,
Pitchfork,
25 Mar. 2026
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So, when Ozzie (Kyle Bary), a former child star, finds himself in a heap of trouble, Jax seizes the opportunity to spice up her daily routine.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2026
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Without those nutrients, there would be no rainforest, which produces a quarter of the world’s oxygen and sequesters carbon dioxide.—
Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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According to the researchers, producing a single cubic meter of ESM sequesters more than 6 kilograms of CO2.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Dec. 2025
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“Confiscates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confiscates. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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