3 days ago · President Trump confirmed Wednesday that the U.S. seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, in the latest escalation of tension with the Latin American country and its President …

SEIZED definition: taken hold, possession, or control of, as by force or legal authority; confiscated, captured, or appropriated. See examples of seized used in a sentence.

The meaning of SEIZE is to vest ownership of a freehold estate in. How to use seize in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Seize.

SEIZED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of seize 2. to take something quickly and keep or hold it: 3…. Learn more.

4 days ago · Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday addressed the U.S. seizure of an oil tanker near Venezuela, saying the Coast Guard–led operation was carried out in coordination with …

4 days ago · US seizes Cuba-bound Venezuelan oil tanker, ramping up pressure on Maduro The seizure off the Venezuelan coast is a major escalation of U.S. aggression toward the South American nation.

To focus one's attention or intellect on: seized on the notion of gender as a cultural construct. [Middle English seisen, from Old French seisir, to take possession, of Germanic origin.]

I seized his arm and made him turn to look at me. He seized the chance / opportunity of a free flight with both hands (= with eagerness or enthusiasm).

4 days ago · On 10 December 2025, the United States seized the oil tanker Skipper in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Venezuela. Skipper had been sanctioned by the United States Department of the …

4 days ago · The U.S. has seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said, a move that sent oil prices higher and sharply escalated tensions between Washington …