as in to hijack
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Recent Examples of skyjack
The only unsolved skyjacking in U.S. history still baffles the FBI and amateur sleuths.
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Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 14 Mar. 2023
Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 14 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skyjack
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Help teams understand how devices hijack attention and become addictive coping mechanisms.—
Elan Gepner-Dales,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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Within a few days, pain had hijacked my mom’s entire identity.—
Dr. Sanjay Gupta,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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The teens allegedly attempted to carjack him and a woman, whom police identified as his significant other, according to authorities.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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When the State Department commandeers the West Virginia hotel to house Axis diplomats in the wake of Pearl Harbor, June realizes that nothing will ever be the same again.—
AudioFile Magazine
August 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Aug. 2025
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At one point, Neville even commandeered a bus to rescue herself and others from those horrors.—
Janelle Griffith,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Skyjack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyjack. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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