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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 incident started when Lamar Alexander and Ronnie Jerome Hill robbed a Coral Gables jewelry store, then hijacked Ordoñez’s UPS truck 2 miles away and took him with them on a high-speed chase into Broward County that ended at a crowded Miramar intersection.
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Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
Hill and Alexander then hijacked the UPS truck driven by Ordóñez — with the driver still in it.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
In the 1960s, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and then the Palestine Liberation Organization began hijacking international flights.
—Joshua M. Davidson, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
But when the culture of a beloved event is being hijacked by a few, swift action is necessary.
—Joy Sewing, Houston Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2026
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Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
Hill and Alexander then hijacked the UPS truck driven by Ordóñez — with the driver still in it.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
In the 1960s, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and then the Palestine Liberation Organization began hijacking international flights.
—Joshua M. Davidson, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
But when the culture of a beloved event is being hijacked by a few, swift action is necessary.
—Joy Sewing, Houston Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2026
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The service Bjorn commandeers a small team, and often doubles up as bartender, concierge, and sauna turn-oner.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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Police say that when the friend refused, Rosas punched him in the face, knocking out his tooth, and commandeered the car.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Police said that officers seized a quantity of marijuana and a gun that was later found to have been stolen.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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How Jewish villas in the posh Grunewald area were bought up or seized by Nazi bigshots, but now belong to Russian oligarchs.—
John Powers,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Hijack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hijack. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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