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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
Help teams understand how devices hijack attention and become addictive coping mechanisms.
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Elan Gepner-Dales, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Using malware to hijack the registration process is something altogether different.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
What’s up Space becomes the new battlefront — Hackers backing the Kremlin hijacked an orbiting satellite and beamed down footage from Russia’s Victory Day parade to Ukrainian televisions — as modern warfare moves to space.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
When the robbery soured, Hill and Alexander raced from the store and hijacked the UPS truck driven by Ordóñez - with the driver still in it.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
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Elan Gepner-Dales, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Using malware to hijack the registration process is something altogether different.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
What’s up Space becomes the new battlefront — Hackers backing the Kremlin hijacked an orbiting satellite and beamed down footage from Russia’s Victory Day parade to Ukrainian televisions — as modern warfare moves to space.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
When the robbery soured, Hill and Alexander raced from the store and hijacked the UPS truck driven by Ordóñez - with the driver still in it.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hijack
commandeer
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After the war, the Allies commandeered Volkswagen production and got the show back on the road in 1945.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
12 Sep. 2025
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Indian government sources told me that the third stage of the project, expected to commence around 2042, will commandeer the entire island.—
M. Rajshekhar,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Hijack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hijack. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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