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also highjacked
as in commandeered
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 hijacked
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
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
Tanker trucks were hijacked and found later, empty, their liquid-gold cargo evidently disgorged into some gas station’s underground tanks.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
As a result, the economy wasn’t hijacked by corrupt practices and oligarchs, as happened elsewhere in the post-Communist world.
—Claudia Ciobanu, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
It's also recommended to enable two-factor authentication to decrease the chances of having your account hijacked.
—Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Such as the time when Milan Lucic ran Ryan Miller a few days before the meetings one year, and suddenly goalie protection hijacked most of the agenda.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Instead, the club immediately hijacked the narrative by firing the most successful coach in its MLS era.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
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
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
Tanker trucks were hijacked and found later, empty, their liquid-gold cargo evidently disgorged into some gas station’s underground tanks.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
As a result, the economy wasn’t hijacked by corrupt practices and oligarchs, as happened elsewhere in the post-Communist world.
—Claudia Ciobanu, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
It's also recommended to enable two-factor authentication to decrease the chances of having your account hijacked.
—Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Such as the time when Milan Lucic ran Ryan Miller a few days before the meetings one year, and suddenly goalie protection hijacked most of the agenda.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Instead, the club immediately hijacked the narrative by firing the most successful coach in its MLS era.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hijacked
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Sonoma State commandeered the spotlight, announcing the discontinuation of its sports department due to a hefty $24 million budget deficit.—
Ryan Curry,
San Francisco Chronicle,
4 Mar. 2026
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Elsewhere, on the corner of Broadway and Fourth streets, Mero has commandeered a once historic building that’s been burned and left to rot.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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The department shared photos of what their officers seized, which included a gun and a baby bottle authorities say was filled with the drug mixture known as lean.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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In March, Hungarian counterterrorism authorities seized two trucks, owned by a Ukrainian bank, that were passing through the country on a routine cash-transport run from Vienna.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Hijacked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hijacked. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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