garnisheed

verb

past tense of garnishee
as in confiscated

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  1. confiscated
  2. attached
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  • Several members hotel rooms were searched and their passports were temporarily confiscated, the post said.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2026
  • After helping rescue a small group of ploughshares confiscated from smugglers, Goode and the Turtle Conservancy became the first to successfully breed the species outside of Madagascar.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026
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  • Bale was cast as Patrick Bateman in the film adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ American Psycho, with Mary Harron attached to direct.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Just look at the sleeve of XXXXX, the latest in her Giger-esque series of covers featuring cyborg-like beings, where her body is attached to what looks like some kind of tank or ship.
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026
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