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
Amid anecdotal reports that airport security services have been confiscating bottles of ranch dressing that sports tourists have tried to smuggle out of the country, Kraft Heinz came up with a TSA-friendly size of ranch dressing.
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Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
25 June 2026
The majority found that the cruise lines were trafficking in property confiscated from the American owner of a docks company decades earlier.
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Manuel A. Gómez,
The Conversation,
25 June 2026
Last month, the Supreme Court delivered a similar defeat for Cuba, ruling that cruise lines Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Norwegian and MSC can be held liable for using a port confiscated by the Cuban government.
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Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
23 June 2026
Drone pilots who violate the restrictions could face prison time, up to $100,000 in fines, and have their drone confiscated.
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Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
22 June 2026
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Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
25 June 2026
The majority found that the cruise lines were trafficking in property confiscated from the American owner of a docks company decades earlier.
—
Manuel A. Gómez,
The Conversation,
25 June 2026
Last month, the Supreme Court delivered a similar defeat for Cuba, ruling that cruise lines Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Norwegian and MSC can be held liable for using a port confiscated by the Cuban government.
—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
23 June 2026
Drone pilots who violate the restrictions could face prison time, up to $100,000 in fines, and have their drone confiscated.
—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
22 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confiscate
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The party has focused on driving down consumer costs, seizing on what polling shows is deep dissatisfaction about the economy and worries about affordability.
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Councilmember Monica Rodriguez, who voted against the proposal in mid-June, voiced fears that the list of noncitizen voters would immediately be seized by federal immigration authorities.
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But success in this area would give Meta a robust revenue stream that isn’t attached to its bread-and-butter advertising business, which drives all but 2% of the company’s total revenue.
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Karger’s original screenplay Fantasy Camp sold in a competitive bidding situation to STX and had Jennifer Garner attached to star.
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“Confiscate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confiscate. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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