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also highjack
as in to commandeer
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 hijack
Medicare Advantage serves a clear purpose for recipients looking for most of Medicare’s benefits wrapped up in a single private plan, but the insurers looped in as middlemen are hijacking the system.
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Juliette Madrigal, Boston Herald, 12 May 2025
For this season in particular, that included the meaning of the mysterious Cold Harbor file and the outies secretly hijacking their innie’s bodies at work.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 5 May 2025
Israel, which has been accused of violating international humanitarian law by using starvation as a weapon of war, has defended its blockade by saying enough aid entered the strip during the ceasefire and accused Hamas of hijacking its delivery.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 4 May 2025
While the Ghor rebels are hijacking an imperial supply vehicle — in order to reveal to the galaxy that the Empire is lying about its intentions for the planet — Kleya is at a fancy party, trying to remove one of her listening devices from an antique artifact in an aristocrat’s personal gallery.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Juliette Madrigal, Boston Herald, 12 May 2025
For this season in particular, that included the meaning of the mysterious Cold Harbor file and the outies secretly hijacking their innie’s bodies at work.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 5 May 2025
Israel, which has been accused of violating international humanitarian law by using starvation as a weapon of war, has defended its blockade by saying enough aid entered the strip during the ceasefire and accused Hamas of hijacking its delivery.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 4 May 2025
While the Ghor rebels are hijacking an imperial supply vehicle — in order to reveal to the galaxy that the Empire is lying about its intentions for the planet — Kleya is at a fancy party, trying to remove one of her listening devices from an antique artifact in an aristocrat’s personal gallery.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hijack
commandeer
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Tailoring Black Style, was transparently political: commandeering black celebrities just the way the Democratic Party does.—
Armond White,
National Review,
9 May 2025
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Officer Tietjen was stationed at the PATH station in Midtown and commandeered a taxi to reach the World Trade Center.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Hijack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hijack. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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