seize
(transitive) To take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance).
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The Bucket List (2007) 1hr 37m [12] [Streaming Again] Two terminally ill men escape their cancer ward, determined to seize life's remaining moments and live it to the fullest before they kick the bucket. #NowStrea…
Here's a novel idea. Seize their assets and then throw them in jail anyway.
Mathis Turgeon-Roy, Mohammed Shakir, Zachary Louis-Seize, Raphael St-Gelais: Detectivity and bandwidth limits of cooled and uncooled light detection using nanomechanical resonators https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.01674 htt…
Most likely to distract from some other group getting ready to seize the throne when it comes. I'd be astonished if there weren't vultures circling over the Kremlin!
The mob boss in the White House dumped toxic rubble on a public DC golf course he wants to seize for himself: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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(transitive) To take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance).
to seize a ship after libeling
“The Bucket List (2007) 1hr 37m [12] [Streaming Again] Two terminally ill men escape their cancer ward, determined to seize life's remaining moments and live it to the fullest before they kick the bucket. #NowStreaming #Netflix #NetflixUK”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Here's a novel idea. Seize their assets and then throw them in jail anyway.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Mathis Turgeon-Roy, Mohammed Shakir, Zachary Louis-Seize, Raphael St-Gelais: Detectivity and bandwidth limits of cooled and uncooled light detection using nanomechanical resonators https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.01674 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2605.01674 https://arxiv.org/html/2605.01674”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Most likely to distract from some other group getting ready to seize the throne when it comes. I'd be astonished if there weren't vultures circling over the Kremlin!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The mob boss in the White House dumped toxic rubble on a public DC golf course he wants to seize for himself: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(transitive) To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
to seize smuggled goods
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(transitive) To take possession of (by force, law etc.).
a panic seized the crowd
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