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also highjack
as in to commandeer
to take control of (a vehicle) by force
some loser tried to hijack the plane with a toy gun
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Recent Examples of hijack
The goal is to stop scammers from hijacking accounts through tricks like fake talent competitions or misleading QR codes.
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Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
However, investigators say the business was actually funneling the proxy traffic to hacked routers that SocksEscort had hijacked.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 12 Mar. 2026
Without optimism, some evolutionary biologists argue, this incredible ability would have largely gone to waste, hijacked by a persistent belief that the future was less important than whatever was lurking behind the bushes, ready to pounce, right now.
—Dr. Deepika Chopra, Flow Space, 10 Mar. 2026
Freedom will also be tested by whether the Yemeni people, who were hijacked by the Houthis, are freed from the shackles of that Iranian proxy.
—Felice Friedson, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
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Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
However, investigators say the business was actually funneling the proxy traffic to hacked routers that SocksEscort had hijacked.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 12 Mar. 2026
Without optimism, some evolutionary biologists argue, this incredible ability would have largely gone to waste, hijacked by a persistent belief that the future was less important than whatever was lurking behind the bushes, ready to pounce, right now.
—Dr. Deepika Chopra, Flow Space, 10 Mar. 2026
Freedom will also be tested by whether the Yemeni people, who were hijacked by the Houthis, are freed from the shackles of that Iranian proxy.
—Felice Friedson, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hijack
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Republicans describe it as a way for liberals in northern Virginia to commandeer congressional districts in the rest of the state.—
MEG KINNARD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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After commandeering the offense with shot volume in recent games, Edwards played a real floor game to get his teammates involved.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The game was largely back and forth after halftime, until the Jayhawks seized momentum late.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2026
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Other analysts, though, are more sanguine, reckoning that the allies can instead simply seize Iranian oil tankers.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Hijack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hijack. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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