seizing

present participle of seize
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of seizing But many of the best-in-class companies are seizing on the chance to innovate and evolve. Shefali Kapadia, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 Sirianni is seizing moral victories for Hurts’ efficiency as a passer and the offense’s lack of turnovers through two weeks. Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025 The Thursday operation consisted of seizing documentary and digital evidence, which will be analyzed, the prosecutor’s office said. Djenane Villanueva, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025 Despite the slowdown in Europe’s soft denim sales, Turkish mill Isko is seizing new growth opportunities across Asia. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for seizing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seizing
Verb
  • For the first 330 days, Goldberg-Polin fought to save her son’s life, not knowing he was executed on day 328.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • That dominance, with Chapman often waiting in the wings, gave Cora the advantage of managing seven-inning games, knowing any lead was likely safe over the final two frames.
    Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In addition to arresting musicians, Russian authorities have designated many of them as foreign agents, including Noize MC, who left Russia soon after the war broke out.
    Anna Nemtsova, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Sophia Loren has long captivated audiences with her regal beauty and arresting onscreen presence.
    Juliana Ukiomogbe, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the footage, a uniformed officer is seen forcibly grabbing the female passenger’s arm and yanking her towards the aisle.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Go out there and jump and grabbing balls out of the air.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Witnesses claimed that after France’s embarrassing loss to Haiti, the French government retaliated by confiscating Ferdinand’s belongings and abandoning the child to an orphanage.
    Marlene L. Daut September 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Even confiscating half would barely register against a $6 trillion federal budget.
    Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And without understanding these models at a deep level, they can’t be trusted to do anything where failure is not an option.
    Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • While there’s no single biomarker that can perfectly predict disease or mortality, there are many that reign supreme in understanding women’s overall health and disease risk.
    Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The swift police response and use of video surveillance technology proved crucial in identifying and apprehending the shooter.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
  • But also on board the ship that night is this detective who is charged with apprehending Providence.
    Olivia Petty, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Finney triumphed at the end of that film, dispatching child-snatching serial killer the Grabber (Ethan Hawke) with help from the ghosts of his previous victims and one of Gwen’s psychic visions.
    Katie Rife, IndieWire, 21 Sep. 2025
  • The special will feature a mix of original and classic holiday songs as Rubble and his PAW Patrol pals try to stop Mayor Humdinger from snatching Santa’s presents.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • What he’s actually done is fake his death to create a template for a new life by stealing $90 million from a client of his crooked law firm.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
  • One man was arrested and accused of stealing a golf cart.
    Bob Harkins, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Seizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seizing. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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