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was seizing
verb
To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
Exact(44)
Buck's upper back was seizing something terrible.
The motive, authorities said, was seizing control of his fortune.
And in Yemen, roiled by the Arab Spring unrest, the Qaeda affiliate was seizing territory.
He said Lockett "started moaning" and he "thought he was seizing".
Mike Flock, who grows popcorn for Ramsey, was seizing the moment.
In 2010, when Steed became a military adviser to the U.N. in Somalia, piracy was seizing the world's attention.
Similar(16)
One was seized.
"I was seized with awe.
The yellow margarine was seized.
Alan Ellis's home computer was seized.
He was seized with sharp emotion.
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