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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
The source claimed that tensions finally came to a head after Victoria allegedly hijacked a dance at the 2022 nuptials.
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
My mum hijacked my first dance with my wife, which had been planned weeks in advance to a romantic love song.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
Brooklyn shared a series of explosive claims on Monday, including alleging his mom Victoria was unwelcoming to his wife Nicola and tried to hijack their first wedding dance.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
People tend to get very scared about, 'Oh, this person's going to hijack into my wireless earbuds and steal my data and listen to my phone calls or read my text messages,' but that situation is actually very difficult to happen.
—Rick Ritter, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
My mum hijacked my first dance with my wife, which had been planned weeks in advance to a romantic love song.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
Brooklyn shared a series of explosive claims on Monday, including alleging his mom Victoria was unwelcoming to his wife Nicola and tried to hijack their first wedding dance.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
People tend to get very scared about, 'Oh, this person's going to hijack into my wireless earbuds and steal my data and listen to my phone calls or read my text messages,' but that situation is actually very difficult to happen.
—Rick Ritter, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
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This is precisely the type of coercion and commandeering that violates the 10th Amendment.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The crux of the coalition’s argument is that the immigration operation in Minnesota constitutes a violation of the Tenth Amendment, which protects the sovereignty of states and bars the federal government from commandeering state and local resources for federal purposes.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Revolutionary Guard holds vast business interest across Iran, and sanctions could allow its assets in Europe to be seized.—
SAM McNEIL AND JON GAMBRELL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Gabbard was photographed in Fulton County on the day of the raid as the FBI seized 2020 election ballots.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Hijack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hijack. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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