Thesaurus results for HIJACK

hijack

verb

ˈhī-ˌjak

variants also highjack

Definition of hijack

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 side walls engage your peripheral vision without hijacking your attention. — Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026 The plane had been hijacked en route from Tel Aviv to Paris and diverted to Entebbe. — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 13 July 2026 Cox was a high-profile supporter of the campaign to stay in the European Union and to keep the debate from being hijacked by immigration. — Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 11 July 2026 When they can be hijacked by outsiders, parties are not able to do the work of selecting candidates, of building consensus, of doing the work of democratic persuasion. — Nicholas Jacobs, The Conversation, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for hijack

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Trump also announced no plans to try to commandeer the authority to run elections that are, under the Constitution, overseen by the states.

— Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
After some initial skepticism, The Onion received the families’ blessing to commandeer the once-conspiratorial brand known for spreading falsehoods about mass shootings and politics while promoting sales of questionable supplements and gold.

— Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

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Now protesters are using that same platform to mock his administration, ridicule pro-government television news coverage, transform confrontation with police into viral content and seize control of the online narrative.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Investigators also seized boxes that had been resealed and were ready to ship, packages containing modeling clay instead of fragrance products, additional modeling clay, a heat gun, glue and packaging materials, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026

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