as in to hijack
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Recent Examples of carjack
On June 19, Barron, Matheny, and Purisima, along with Nefertiti Moore, who rode in a black pick-up truck, attempted to carjack a vehicle near an Interstate 95 ramp in Baltimore, according to court documents.
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Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
Downs recalled the incident on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 1988, saying that a man approached her vehicle and attempted to carjack her.
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Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
Five people were shot — including two inside the complex — and others as the suspect fled, tried but failed to carjack one vehicle, and then successfully carjacked a second car.
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South Florida Sun Sentinel,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2026
Washington, who had been at the bank to cash a check, attempted to carjack Nguyen’s work van, the District Attorney’s Office said.
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Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
22 Feb. 2026
Vizcaino tumbled from his vehicle and allegedly attempted to carjack multiple nearby vehicles while wielding a knife.
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Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
During their interaction, the man attempted to carjack the couple and began shooting at the vehicle, resulting in the woman being injured.
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Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
26 Oct. 2025
Decoto then ran from the vehicle and unsuccessfully tried to carjack a passerby before he was finally arrested after a brief struggle.
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Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
18 Oct. 2025
The teens allegedly attempted to carjack him and a woman, whom police identified as his significant other, according to authorities.
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Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
23 Aug. 2025
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
Downs recalled the incident on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 1988, saying that a man approached her vehicle and attempted to carjack her.
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Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
Five people were shot — including two inside the complex — and others as the suspect fled, tried but failed to carjack one vehicle, and then successfully carjacked a second car.
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South Florida Sun Sentinel,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2026
Washington, who had been at the bank to cash a check, attempted to carjack Nguyen’s work van, the District Attorney’s Office said.
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Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
22 Feb. 2026
Vizcaino tumbled from his vehicle and allegedly attempted to carjack multiple nearby vehicles while wielding a knife.
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Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
During their interaction, the man attempted to carjack the couple and began shooting at the vehicle, resulting in the woman being injured.
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Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
26 Oct. 2025
Decoto then ran from the vehicle and unsuccessfully tried to carjack a passerby before he was finally arrested after a brief struggle.
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Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
18 Oct. 2025
The teens allegedly attempted to carjack him and a woman, whom police identified as his significant other, according to authorities.
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Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carjack
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Kara changes her tune when Krem hijacks Kara’s ship and shoots Krypto with a poison dart.
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For more on how attackers can abuse connected devices, see our report on how the FBI warned that more than 1 million Android devices were hijacked by malware.
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An exciting scene ramps up the action as Castle commandeers a German tank and drives it over a cliff.
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The event was so popular that the crowd spilled into the place next door, and in a restaurant called Amber, the sound system was commandeered.
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“Carjack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carjack. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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