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seize the day

VERB

take advantage of opportunity

Synonyms

WEAK

carpe diem grab the chance live for the day live from hand to mouth make no provision seize the occasion smell the roses take the opportunity

Example Sentences

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Now is the time to seize the day — and vote.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2024

Fig season reminds me to seize the day!

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2023

However, since her recovery she has returned to horse riding and her motto is now "seize the day".

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2022

It beseeches us to seize the day — a practice one wishes on theaters and theatergoers everywhere.

From Washington Post • Dec. 24, 2021

Phiber Optik in particular was to seize the day in 1990.

From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Sterling, Bruce