as in seized
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 confiscated
Others were placed under house arrest, harassed or subject to extensive surveillance, or had their passports confiscated, according to prior NPR reporting and the findings of the United Nations and rights groups.
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Emily Feng, NPR, 17 May 2026
Her family’s money was confiscated; her favorite uncle, Otto, was murdered by the Nazis; shrapnel lodged in Hepburn’s neck, giving it its beguiling tilt.
—Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
But that hasn’t stopped out-of-state reenactors from worrying their muskets will be confiscated at the George Washington Bridge, says Justin Costantino, adjutant of the Long Island Companies of the 3rd New York Regiment.
—Allen G. Breed, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Authorities eventually confiscated the church’s property and shut down its physical worship space.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
In all, 299 plants were confiscated.
—Allen Devlin, CBS News, 13 May 2026
The airport was confiscated shortly after Fidel Castro took power in January 1959.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
Officers confiscated two firearms and a vehicle allegedly connected to the incident, police said.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
In 1782, Aspden learned that all of his property had been confiscated and would be sold to aid the patriots in the American Revolution.
—Kimberly Nath, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
Emily Feng, NPR, 17 May 2026
Her family’s money was confiscated; her favorite uncle, Otto, was murdered by the Nazis; shrapnel lodged in Hepburn’s neck, giving it its beguiling tilt.
—Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
But that hasn’t stopped out-of-state reenactors from worrying their muskets will be confiscated at the George Washington Bridge, says Justin Costantino, adjutant of the Long Island Companies of the 3rd New York Regiment.
—Allen G. Breed, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Authorities eventually confiscated the church’s property and shut down its physical worship space.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
In all, 299 plants were confiscated.
—Allen Devlin, CBS News, 13 May 2026
The airport was confiscated shortly after Fidel Castro took power in January 1959.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
Officers confiscated two firearms and a vehicle allegedly connected to the incident, police said.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
In 1782, Aspden learned that all of his property had been confiscated and would be sold to aid the patriots in the American Revolution.
—Kimberly Nath, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confiscated
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The tension spilled into election issues, including accusations that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco seized ballots in a voter‑fraud investigation, now at the center of a legal fight with the state attorney general.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Photograph courtesy Jennifer Hulse Israel seized control of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank during the Six-Day War, in 1967.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Another pair of wins from KPop Demon Hunters, which are attached to the evil boy band Saja Boys, cracked the top 10 as well, and several members – the group is made up of Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo and Samuil Lee – are usually classified as K-pop artists.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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But given their time out of the sport, and their ages (Rousey is 39, Carano 44), is there any risk attached to the event?—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Gray says the project, revolving around an elderly woman seeking revenge on a foreign company that expropriated her land to build a luxury ski resort, offers international casting and co-producer angles but that the configuration will depend on Kawawada’s artistic vision.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
12 May 2026
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All were expropriated and razed to the ground.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Sixteen of those passengers were sequestered at the National Quarantine Center at the University of Nebraska.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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The fact that they were not sequestered right from the start blows me away.—
Emily Krauser,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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“Confiscated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confiscated. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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