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as in hijacks
to take control of (a vehicle) by force
an airliner commandeered by terrorists
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as in seizes
to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right
commandeered all of the equipment, as if the chem lab belonged solely to him
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Vito, seething and remorseless, grabs at control relentlessly; Frank, in no mood to fight, tries to cede it graciously, resulting in a lopsided tug-of-war.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025 -
Curtis Rowe scores 19 points and Sidney Wicks adds 17 points and grabs 18 rebounds to lead UCLA to an 80-69 victory over Jacksonville for its fourth consecutive NCAA basketball championship.—
Austin Knoblauch,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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Built in 1985, Wells Fargo Plaza occupies an acre of land at B Street and Fifth Avenue.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Heisman Trophy runner-up ranks as the third overall prospect on our latest consensus big board and occupies the same spot on our draft guru Dane Brugler’s top 100 players.—
Austin Mock,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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The money that Congress appropriates to federal agencies each year is intended to be spent.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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The three branches are the legislative which makes laws and appropriates funds, the executive which enforces laws and implements public policy and the judicial which interprets laws and the constitution and applies those interpretations to legal disputes.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Commandeers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commandeers. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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