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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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Related Articles Asking Eric: Once again, my parents have hijacked my birthday and made it about them
Asking Eric: Why won’t my kids ever come home in the summer?
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Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2025
The 10-member panel’s first time out, in 2022, was a total botch, as the process was unconstitutionally hijacked by Democrats in the Legislature until it was stopped by the state’s highest court.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025
Asking Eric: Once again, my parents have hijacked my birthday and made it about them
Give yourself a schedule so that you are disciplined about your next steps.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 18 June 2025
This latest warning is similar to the list of Android apps hijacked to trick users into giving up their crypto wallet login details.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2025
The 10-member panel’s first time out, in 2022, was a total botch, as the process was unconstitutionally hijacked by Democrats in the Legislature until it was stopped by the state’s highest court.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025
Asking Eric: Once again, my parents have hijacked my birthday and made it about them
Give yourself a schedule so that you are disciplined about your next steps.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 18 June 2025
This latest warning is similar to the list of Android apps hijacked to trick users into giving up their crypto wallet login details.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hijack
commandeer
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Planning to open the 1,000-bed facility within days, state law enforcement officials commandeered the environmentally sensitive land, owned by Miami-Dade County, and began ushering in trucks carrying portable restrooms and industrial generators.—
Ana Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2025
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Trump commandeered California’s National Guard to put troops on the ground in Los Angeles, and mobilized U.S. Marines to that city.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
12 June 2025
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“Hijack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hijack. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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