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also highjacked
as in commandeered
to take control of (a vehicle) by force
some loser tried to hijack the plane with a toy gun
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Recent Examples of hijacked
The WormGPT name itself has been hijacked by other dark AI models as well, including keanu-WormGPT, which utilizes a jailbroken version of X’s Grok.
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Big Think, 24 Oct. 2025
Our amygdala is overactive, our nervous systems are fried and our dopamine cycles are hijacked by short-term stimuli.
—Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
The film, produced by Star Platinum, dramatizes a 1970 incident in which a communist group hijacked a passenger plane and diverted it to Pyongyang.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Oct. 2025
This is not something that anyone at Westland will say, but there has been quite a bit of press and publicity surrounding the theft, which comes on the heels of a truckload of Santo Tequila being hijacked about a year ago.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
In April, the Kardashians hijacked the entire Crumbl menu with seven original offerings, including Kris’ Classic Yellow Layer Cake Cookie, Kim’s Snickerdoodle Crumb Cake Cookie and Kylie’s Pink Confetti Sugar Cookie.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
This means that the same process that helps the immune system locate dead cells can also, in some cases, be hijacked by viruses to infect new cells.
—New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2025
By day 10, my entire nervous system was hijacked—every fiber of my being was at ease, and all cravings subsided.
—Essence, 14 Oct. 2025
Some staffers say their replies were hijacked to make a political point.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
Big Think, 24 Oct. 2025
Our amygdala is overactive, our nervous systems are fried and our dopamine cycles are hijacked by short-term stimuli.
—Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
The film, produced by Star Platinum, dramatizes a 1970 incident in which a communist group hijacked a passenger plane and diverted it to Pyongyang.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Oct. 2025
This is not something that anyone at Westland will say, but there has been quite a bit of press and publicity surrounding the theft, which comes on the heels of a truckload of Santo Tequila being hijacked about a year ago.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
In April, the Kardashians hijacked the entire Crumbl menu with seven original offerings, including Kris’ Classic Yellow Layer Cake Cookie, Kim’s Snickerdoodle Crumb Cake Cookie and Kylie’s Pink Confetti Sugar Cookie.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
This means that the same process that helps the immune system locate dead cells can also, in some cases, be hijacked by viruses to infect new cells.
—New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2025
By day 10, my entire nervous system was hijacked—every fiber of my being was at ease, and all cravings subsided.
—Essence, 14 Oct. 2025
Some staffers say their replies were hijacked to make a political point.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hijacked
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Under the cover of night, a flotilla of boats, some of them commandeered from local fishermen, tried to cross the Dnipro and land on the embankment near the plant, according to three Ukrainian military officers involved in the planning and execution of the assault.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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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
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Gianluca Consentino drilled the go-ahead extra point try, and Avon Old Farms had seized a 29-28 lead with 63 ticks left.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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What’s more, after the Velvet Revolution of 1989, Czechs who had their property seized by the state were allowed to reclaim much of it through a restitution system – but not ethnic Germans who lost it under the post-war Benes decrees.—
Will Tizard,
Variety,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Hijacked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hijacked. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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