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
Once public, it got hijacked by memesters who did their best to ramp it up overnight.
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Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
28 June 2026
Tired of living in Cinderella’s shadow, Lilith steals the Fairy Godmother’s (Bette Midler) magic wand and hijacks the Royal Ball with her sister, Margot (Stephanie Hsu).
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Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
23 June 2026
America250’s state partner, Pennsylvania 250, the mayor told me, had been similarly hijacked by Governor Josh Shapiro’s administration.
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Christopher Hooks,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
Four men hijack a subway and demand a million-dollar ransom, setting off a chain of events that touches every stratum of city life.
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Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
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Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
28 June 2026
Tired of living in Cinderella’s shadow, Lilith steals the Fairy Godmother’s (Bette Midler) magic wand and hijacks the Royal Ball with her sister, Margot (Stephanie Hsu).
—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
23 June 2026
America250’s state partner, Pennsylvania 250, the mayor told me, had been similarly hijacked by Governor Josh Shapiro’s administration.
—
Christopher Hooks,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
Four men hijack a subway and demand a million-dollar ransom, setting off a chain of events that touches every stratum of city life.
—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hijack
Verb
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An exciting scene ramps up the action as Castle commandeers a German tank and drives it over a cliff.
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The event was so popular that the crowd spilled into the place next door, and in a restaurant called Amber, the sound system was commandeered.
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The party has focused on driving down consumer costs, seizing on what polling shows is deep dissatisfaction about the economy and worries about affordability.
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Councilmember Monica Rodriguez, who voted against the proposal in mid-June, voiced fears that the list of noncitizen voters would immediately be seized by federal immigration authorities.
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“Hijack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hijack. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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