as in to seize
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 confiscate
Even confiscating half would barely register against a $6 trillion federal budget.
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Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 17 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
Patel confirmed that investigators had confiscated electronics from the suspect's Utah home and that of his alleged partner.
—Emma Bussey , Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 17 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
Patel confirmed that investigators had confiscated electronics from the suspect's Utah home and that of his alleged partner.
—Emma Bussey , Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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The Dragons seized another possession with a fumble recovery from Parker Harris — that set up a 10-play scoring drive capped by a four-yard rushing score from Renda.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Sep. 2025
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At trial in December 2023, the jury found Jean — who owned homes in Wellington, Florida, and Long Island, New York, that were seized by authorities — guilty of conspiracy and four wire fraud counts.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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Signs and posters must be under 2 feet by 3 feet, may not be attached to a pole or stick, and bear no message that may be construed as offensive.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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Having a name, rather than a number, attached to a customer order has been a core part of the Starbucks coffeehouse experience for decades.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Confiscate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confiscate. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.
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