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
However, if your phone is stolen, briefly confiscated, or even taken during a repair, the attacker could potentially extract sensitive information.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Borzou Arjmand, an Iranian actor living in California, found out from news reports that his assets in Iran had been confiscated.
—Amir-Hussein Radjy, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Borzou Arjmand, an Iranian actor living in California, found out from news reports that his assets in Iran had been confiscated.
—Amir Hussein Radjy, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
All communication devices in the house, including her father's, were also confiscated, Khandan said.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
When the student explained their plan, the knife was confiscated, and the school notified the School Resource Officer.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
The family’s business was confiscated by the Cuban revolution as well.
—Sarah Moreno
updated April 1, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
And never risk getting items confiscated at security by using the handy Ruby + Cash Silicone Bottle and Jars, down to just $12, and incredibly useful for keeping liquids within the TSA requirements.
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 31 Mar. 2026
Another unfortunate trend is customers sharing their disappointment and anger over some of their beloved NeeDohs being confiscated at airport security.
—Samantha Neely, Freep.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Borzou Arjmand, an Iranian actor living in California, found out from news reports that his assets in Iran had been confiscated.
—Amir-Hussein Radjy, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Borzou Arjmand, an Iranian actor living in California, found out from news reports that his assets in Iran had been confiscated.
—Amir Hussein Radjy, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
All communication devices in the house, including her father's, were also confiscated, Khandan said.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
When the student explained their plan, the knife was confiscated, and the school notified the School Resource Officer.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
The family’s business was confiscated by the Cuban revolution as well.
—Sarah Moreno
updated April 1, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
And never risk getting items confiscated at security by using the handy Ruby + Cash Silicone Bottle and Jars, down to just $12, and incredibly useful for keeping liquids within the TSA requirements.
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 31 Mar. 2026
Another unfortunate trend is customers sharing their disappointment and anger over some of their beloved NeeDohs being confiscated at airport security.
—Samantha Neely, Freep.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confiscated
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Police said that officers seized a quantity of marijuana and a gun that was later found to have been stolen.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Gangs have since seized control of much of the capital, Port-au-Prince, leading then-Prime Minister Ariel Henry to request international military support in 2022.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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Woods, 50, had to climb out of the passenger's side door of his Land Rover in the wake of the March 27 crash on Jupiter Island, because the car had flipped onto its side after clipping the trailer attached to a pickup truck driving in front of him, according to the arrest report.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Bayan Wolcott is attached to write and executive produce the adaptation, with Ryan Coogler, Sev Ohanian, and Zinzi Coogler executive producing on behalf of Proximity Media.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2026
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That single word can send a chill down the spine of any entrepreneur in Miami, where there are descendants of so many families whose businesses were confiscated by Castro revolution, including small businesses expropriated in 1968.—
Sarah Moreno
Updated March 24,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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Much of the land thus expropriated was then sold cheaply to the Japanese.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Mar. 2026
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The landmark decision comes after a nearly seven-week trial, and as jurors in a federal court in California have been sequestered in deliberations for more than a week about whether Meta and YouTube should be liable in a similar case.—
Morgan Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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The new research, published March 18 in the journal Communications Earth & Environment, has for the first time calculated the carbon dioxide emitted and sequestered due to engineering work done by beavers in suitable wetland areas.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Confiscated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confiscated. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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