1
as in bout
a sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disorder
an epileptic seizure
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2
as in takeover
the unlawful taking or withholding of something from the rightful owner under a guise of authority
secret intrigues with the czar's ministers that culminated in the czarina's seizure of the throne
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Recent Examples of seizure
In November 2022, FBI agents carried out a search and seizure warrant at Huntsman’s residence, seizing multiple items.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2026
The most dramatic action from that mandate was the seizure in late January of ballots and 2020 election records from Fulton County in Georgia, a Democratic stronghold that includes Atlanta.
—Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Shortly after it was admitted, the eagle started having seizures.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
Fulton County is challenging the seizure and seeking the return of the ballots.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2026
The most dramatic action from that mandate was the seizure in late January of ballots and 2020 election records from Fulton County in Georgia, a Democratic stronghold that includes Atlanta.
—Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Shortly after it was admitted, the eagle started having seizures.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
Fulton County is challenging the seizure and seeking the return of the ballots.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seizure
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That downtrend was definitively broken in 2022 as the nastiest bout of inflation in 40 years took hold.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
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Onosato and Hoshoryu had both made it to the end of the autumn tournament with records of thirteen wins and two losses, meaning that the Emperor’s Cup would go to whichever yokozuna prevailed in a winner-take-all playoff bout.—
Joshua Hunt,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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The filmmaker depicts the takeover of the Donbass region by Russian-speaking militias who entered into conflict with the Ukrainian army.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2026
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Her imminent takeover/makeover of an ancient celler (wine cellar restaurant) in Inca is sure to give fresh impetus to the big Balearic’s culinary reappraisal of itself.—
Paul Richardson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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Sirens sounded across Israel as a precautionary measure, alerting the public to potential missile attacks, the IDF confirmed.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Feb. 2026
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The attacks began with Israeli strikes Saturday morning — a workday in Iran — on Tehran, the capital, with residents speaking of attacks near the presidential palace and Iran’s National Security Council.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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The attack comes amid an ongoing partial government shutdown that began after Democrats blocked appropriations for DHS over concerns with its immigration enforcement tactics.—
Dan Mangan,Leslie Josephs,Spencer Kimball,CJ Haddad,Justin Papp,Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2026
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And yet the question of how all this money is to be spent is almost entirely absent from the current congressional-appropriations debate.—
Garrett M. Graff,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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Magistrate Andy Cheng said Kwok’s case was a serious one under the national security law and had nothing to do with family ties.—
Reuters 7 hr ago,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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Scott Quigley — a key investigator in the Phan murder case — and a wheelchair‑accessible van operated by the nonprofit Bridgewell leaves 37‑year‑old special‑needs passenger Angelo Schettino seriously injured.—
Aaron Curtis,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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The land is near Parker's Pradera neighborhood and the Crowsnest properties currently seeking annexation into Castle Pines.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The Village Farms Development Team recently formed a political committee to advocate for Measure V, an annexation vote required under Davis’s Measure J-R-D growth-control ordinance, will appear on the city’s June 2 ballot.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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At Barclays Center, Florence + the Machine gather participants to complete the spell-casting circle of their mystic and witchy art-pop (April 21-22, 24).—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2026
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My boredom typically spurs feelings of frustration, guilt, shame—and long nutritionless spells of goggling, slack-jawed, at celebrity news on my phone while the world throbs around me.—
Daniel Smith,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Seizure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seizure. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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