seizing
Example Sentences
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Occupant businesses are seizing the opportunity to become owners, especially in downtown Los Angeles, where glittering high-rises have plummeted in value since occupancy dropped during the pandemic.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
U.S. special operations forces have devised plans for seizing the nuclear weapons, facilities, and materials of many hostile or turbulent countries.
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026
A rapid-response unit of roughly 2,200 Marines is also on its way to the Middle East, where they could play a role in reopening the strait by seizing the islands off Iran’s southern coast.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Since then, the US has ramped up pressure on Cuba by seizing a number of oil shipments bound for the island.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
Dread hit him at a sprint, seizing his entire body.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
