as in to seize
to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority
anything that might be used as a weapon will be confiscated by the security guards
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Recent Examples of confiscate
Lamia Rubia, 27, said all of her belongings were searched, and many items were confiscated.
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Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
San Joaquin County sheriff’s investigators identified and confiscated two cars believed to have been used in a November mass shooting in Stockton that killed four people and wounded more than a dozen others at a child’s birthday party.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Prosecutor Andrew Mitchell said the Crown will be seeking to confiscate $20 million from Misick, $5 million from Hanchell and $13 million from Chal Misick.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
The dogs, named Mikey and Minnie, were confiscated by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care and Control on Saturday, when parts of the county saw a foot of snow fall in 24 hours.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2026
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Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
San Joaquin County sheriff’s investigators identified and confiscated two cars believed to have been used in a November mass shooting in Stockton that killed four people and wounded more than a dozen others at a child’s birthday party.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Prosecutor Andrew Mitchell said the Crown will be seeking to confiscate $20 million from Misick, $5 million from Hanchell and $13 million from Chal Misick.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
The dogs, named Mikey and Minnie, were confiscated by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care and Control on Saturday, when parts of the county saw a foot of snow fall in 24 hours.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confiscate
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Iran seizes 2 ships on smuggling claims DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Iran seized two foreign oil tankers in the Persian Gulf on Thursday, state television reported, claiming the vessels had been smuggling fuel.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Leavitt turns the tables on media outrage as FBI seizes Fulton election documents.—
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FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Food and drink Onsite restaurant L’Escale is just as much a Greenwich institution as the hotel itself—a proper entity conveniently attached at the hip to your lodging for power lunchers in daylight, special-occasion diners in the evening, and a rotating cast of Hopper subjects always at the bar.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Feb. 2026
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Steele attached a link to an Undark Magazine story about Nautilus freelancers demanding $50,000 in unpaid commissions.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Confiscate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confiscate. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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