CONFISCATING Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

confiscating

verb

present participle of confiscate

as in attaching

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 confiscating The sisters’ mother, Vesta Louis, told Politico this week that federal investigators raided both of their homes in simultaneous operations on March 23, confiscating their cellphones and other electronics. —

Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 2 Apr. 2026 While Tehran is being bombarded, the regime’s security forces have been stationed at checkpoints across the city, searching civilians and confiscating their phones. —

Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026 At the same time, CBP reported a surge in drug seizures after agents confiscating more than 79,000 pounds of narcotics nationwide last month, the highest monthly total since October 2021. —

Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026 Now the city wants more tools to expand its limited enforcement options, which would start with warnings, then fines and may include confiscating food, equipment and carts found in violation of city ordinance and health codes. —

Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 31 Jan. 2026 Video of the incident shows a CBP officer confiscating the handgun shortly before other agents shot Pretti multiple times, killing him. —

Paul Kiefer, jsonline.com, 28 Jan. 2026 Security forces are conducting door-to-door searches, confiscating satellite dishes to identify protesters. —

Bobby Ghosh, Time, 20 Jan. 2026 After confiscating the device, officials downloaded its data to look at the GPS locations of where the drone had been. —

Laura Romero, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2025 Jewish settlers arriving from Europe are confiscating more and more of their land, enabled and protected by the British administrators of the region. —

Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 26 Nov. 2025

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The Oakland Police Department said StarChase’s trackers had a high failure rate of attaching to vehicles, according to reporting from the Oaklandside.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
According to the Army, this speed was made possible through the use of 3D printing for the warhead housing and the Picatinny Common Lethality Integration Kit (CLIK), which serves as a universal interface for attaching lethal payloads to various drone platforms.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 May 2026