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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
Since the attack went undetected for so long, the hackers may have used the vulnerability against specific high-value targets to hijack their iPhone devices.
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Michael Kan, PCMAG, 27 Jan. 2025
The Evergreen Park officer chased Space into the parking lot of the Oak
Lawn Children’s Museum, where Space again attempted to hijack a vehicle, police said.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
However, there have been notable incidents in the last 24 years beginning with the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks when 19 al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial planes and intentionally crashed two of them into the north and south towers of the World Trade Center complex in New York City.
—David Chiu, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
After all, dance pop’s supposedly liberating power has often been hijacked over the years for cynical ends, such as Target commercials and Katy Perry albums.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2025
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Michael Kan, PCMAG, 27 Jan. 2025
The Evergreen Park officer chased Space into the parking lot of the Oak
Lawn Children’s Museum, where Space again attempted to hijack a vehicle, police said.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
However, there have been notable incidents in the last 24 years beginning with the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks when 19 al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial planes and intentionally crashed two of them into the north and south towers of the World Trade Center complex in New York City.
—David Chiu, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
After all, dance pop’s supposedly liberating power has often been hijacked over the years for cynical ends, such as Target commercials and Katy Perry albums.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for hijack
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“Hijack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hijack. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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