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Recent Examples of carjacker
An unidentified off-duty police officer and two family members were carjacked, and the carjacker suspect fled in the officer's personal vehicle.
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Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2025
Gill was waiting to pick up his wife from work when an armed carjacker opened fire in broad daylight.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2025
Gill was waiting to pick up his wife from work when an armed carjacker opened fire in broad daylight.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carjacker
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Only one hijacker was taken into custody; the other three were killed during the rescue.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Ella is shocked to suddenly find Nick (Brown), a sailor and local Newport historian, aboard her schooner and accuses him of being a stowaway.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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Wheel wells are a common spot for stowaways to enter airplanes, and nearly 80% don’t survive the flight, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Carjacker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carjacker. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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