variants
also highjack
as in to commandeer
to take control of (a vehicle) by force
some loser tried to hijack the plane with a toy gun
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Recent Examples of hijack
An individual is in custody after allegedly hijacking a small plane in Canada, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
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Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 16 July 2025
Mom Denise Antoon reflects on Butler and Marino, the latter of whom several participants accuse of having tried to hijack the Lifetime series, in an emotional segment in the documentary.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 23 July 2025
There’s no pretending otherwise: disgraced and deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein has hijacked Washington.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 22 July 2025
More importantly, a new product name wouldn’t hijack a phrase that many professionals have worked hard to live up to.
—Rhea Wessel, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 16 July 2025
Mom Denise Antoon reflects on Butler and Marino, the latter of whom several participants accuse of having tried to hijack the Lifetime series, in an emotional segment in the documentary.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 23 July 2025
There’s no pretending otherwise: disgraced and deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein has hijacked Washington.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 22 July 2025
More importantly, a new product name wouldn’t hijack a phrase that many professionals have worked hard to live up to.
—Rhea Wessel, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hijack
commandeer
Verb
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And in 1995, a former soldier commandeered a tank in San Diego, leading police of a destructive, city-wide chase.—
Dell Cameron,
Wired News,
7 Aug. 2025
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) commandeered the chamber floor early Thursday morning to deliver a marathon speech hammering away at the GOP’s tax and spending cut bill, stalling a final vote on the sprawling package full of President Trump’s legislative priorities.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
3 July 2025
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“Hijack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hijack. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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