They accused the Mitylenaeans of seizing their boat, as if it had belonged to an enemy, and of plundering it of all its contents.
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Seizing
Synonyms for "seizing" (34 found)
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Noun(10 words)
Related words (17)
Noun(15 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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More general
12 entriesactioncontrolexperiencelegal actmanual actionmedical conditionmedical eventneurological eventpossession transferprocesssmall stufftake
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16 entriesabsence seizureasset seizurecapturingcash seizurecommandeerconfiscatefocal seizuregrabgrabbingmyoclonic seizurepower seizuresnatchsnatchingterritorial seizuretonic clonic seizuretonic-clonic seizure
Collocations
10 entriesseizing a momentseizing assetsseizing by forceseizing controlseizing evidenceseizing opportunitiesseizing powerseizing propertyseizing the momentseizing the opportunity
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
13 total sentences available.
The government is seizing everyone's gold.
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Dorothea darted instantaneously from the window; Will followed her, seizing her hand with a spasmodic movement; and so they stood, with their hands clasped, like two children, looking out on the storm, while the thunder gave a tremendous crack and roll above them, and the rain began to pour down.
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My Ministers will work to implement new regimes for fisheries, agriculture and trade, seizing the opportunities that arise from leaving the European Union.
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