skyjacked

past tense of skyjack

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for skyjacked
Verb
  • If your social media account is hijacked, scammers can use it to trick your friends, family or followers, spreading fraud even further under your name.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Tumors growing where chronic injury has hijacked DNA repair and allowed malignant cells to escape control.
    Bill Frist, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There is a First World War U-boat that somehow glides from underneath Lake Michigan all the way to Croatia, commandeered by its captain, post-Armistice, for new and clandestine uses.
    Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • After the war, the Allies commandeered Volkswagen production and got the show back on the road in 1945.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Skyjacked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyjacked. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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