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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 17 May 2025
Two juveniles were arrested and charged with capital murder after allegedly shooting a man and striking him with a vehicle during a carjacking, according to the Austin Police Department.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 13 May 2025
According to court documents, Morton is on parole for an August 2022 carjacking conviction.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
Expand All The husband of a South Florida woman murdered in a bizarre carjacking last year pleaded guilty Thursday to being connected to a money-laundering conspiracy that was uncovered after her murder.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
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Noun
During the final episodes, her past comes back to haunt her when her twin brother, Leon (Nick Creegan), gets mixed up in a violent carjacking ring wreaking havoc on the city.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 17 May 2025
Two juveniles were arrested and charged with capital murder after allegedly shooting a man and striking him with a vehicle during a carjacking, according to the Austin Police Department.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 13 May 2025
According to court documents, Morton is on parole for an August 2022 carjacking conviction.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
Expand All The husband of a South Florida woman murdered in a bizarre carjacking last year pleaded guilty Thursday to being connected to a money-laundering conspiracy that was uncovered after her murder.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carjacking
abduction
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In New York City, they are called to investigate the abduction of six newborns from a private hospital.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Tennessee averages 500 to 600 missing children a month, many due to parental abductions or runaways, TBI says.—
Liz Kellar,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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“Carjacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carjacking. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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