seizes

present tense third-person singular of seize
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Recent Examples of seizes Suddenly, the Thursday Murder Club seizes an opportunity and leaps from the cold case realm into a very hot murder investigation. Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025 During a physical confrontation, Matheo forces Saskia to retreat, and Sylvie seizes the opportunity to grab Saskia’s gun. Time, 21 Aug. 2025 The Commandant is a monstrously charismatic figure, the kind of character that seizes all available oxygen. Katie Kitamura august 21, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025 Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid Joan Goodwin, a physics professor with a lifelong love of the stars, seizes the chance to join NASA’s first class of women astronauts and soon finds friendship, passion, and purpose among her fellow trainees. Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025 So, when a former child star finds himself in a heap of trouble, Jax seizes the opportunity to spice up her daily routine. Lynette Rice, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seizes
Verb
  • Who knows, but the struggle was real.
    David Aldridge, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Mark Fisher, who’s been keeping an eye on the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden's utility bills for the past 20 years, knows this all too well.
    Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As fans scramble to catch the ball, footage shows, the ball appears to land one row in front of a woman while a man runs over and grabs it.
    Chandelis Duster, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
  • With City’s left-back, Matheus Nunes, moving out of position to press Mainoo, Ugarte’s involvement grabs the attention of Ilkay Gundogan and Josko Gvardiol.
    Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As this year’s host of MTV’s VMAs, the legendary musician and actor understands the importance of setting the atmosphere for one of music’s most illustrious nights.
    Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Which is something Adamik understands very well.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Suppose the number is read in one case out of a hundred, and that the information reaches someone who apprehends the culprit in one case out of one thousand.
    Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But Isaac catches Thing’s dart, then reattaches Thing to his arm and buries Wednesday alive.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The inner activated carbon filter catches invisible particles and helps to neutralize odors from cooking, pets, smoke, or your teenager’s gym bag.
    Maggie Horton, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Carlota sees Cherry hiding it, and puts it back in Laura’s room.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Designers explored the full spectrum for spring 2025, and this fall sees the check revival continue its reign.
    Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The play is set in the real-life town of Lumpkin, whose economy has become reliant on a private prison that detains immigrants.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Wednesday then rescues Pugsley as Gomez and Morticia arrive, but before the family can properly reunite, Isaac snatches Wednesday into his telekinetic grip, choking her.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
  • And just when the woman and the cookie are about to share a kiss, a hand reaches in from above and snatches the cookie from the scene.
    Moná Thomas, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Seizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seizes. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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