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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

"It's fantastic. It's a real feeling of, 'right, seize the day and enjoy the moment'."

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2023

Whether that’s a case of dwindling attention spans or a tendency to seize the day after being continuously reminded of our own mortality is up for debate.

From Washington Post • Dec. 28, 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