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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
Addictive pursuits from substance abuse through to gaming supposedly flood the brain with dopamine and hijack our actions.
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Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
The Ducks were on their way to killing it off when Dorofeyev hijacked a potentially easy clear by Chris Kreider.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Minnesota's Target Center turned into a political stage Saturday night as the Minnesota Lynx home opener against the Atlanta Dream was hijacked by a fan shouting anti-ICE sentiments.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Drivers in New York pay a $9 fee to drive into Manhattan to get mugged, have their cars hijacked, or both.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
The Ducks were on their way to killing it off when Dorofeyev hijacked a potentially easy clear by Chris Kreider.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Minnesota's Target Center turned into a political stage Saturday night as the Minnesota Lynx home opener against the Atlanta Dream was hijacked by a fan shouting anti-ICE sentiments.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Drivers in New York pay a $9 fee to drive into Manhattan to get mugged, have their cars hijacked, or both.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026
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Antwaun Sargent commandeered the Gagosian booth, which has a pleasantly group show-y feel, with a nice moment featuring a Theaster Gates sculpture flanked by a Stanley Whitney painting and a Tyler Mitchell photograph.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
15 May 2026
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Magyar commandeered a political party called Tisza.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Photograph courtesy Jennifer Hulse Israel seized control of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank during the Six-Day War, in 1967.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Bianco obtained three search warrants and began seizing ballots in February, despite being ordered by Attorney General Rob Bonta to pause the investigation.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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“Hijack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hijack. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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