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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
commandeer .
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Examples
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The suit alleges that DOMA essentially "commandeers" the Commonwealth and its employees to be "agents of the federal government's regulatory scheme and ... discriminatory federal policy."
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Piper commandeers her now-ex-fiance's '69 Charger and gives Milton a ride.
'Drive Angry 3D': Nicolas Cage and rage running on empty 2011
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A Mexican general who literally commandeers the Mexican military to chase after the A-Team because one of the A-Team dudes sleeps with (and then runs off with) his wife.
the a-team intertribal 2010
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A Mexican general who literally commandeers the Mexican military to chase after the A-Team because one of the A-Team dudes sleeps with (and then runs off with) his wife.
intertribal: the a-team intertribal 2010
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He is the guy who commandeers a food drive at your school every single Thanksgiving without fail.
The Lo-Down Lo Bosworth 2011
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With a strong work ethic and peerless leadership qualities, Manning commandeers the Indianapolis Colts 'offense through a series of pre-snap gyrations and audibles.
3 Super Bowls lift Tom Brady past Manning as QB of decade 2010
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A spacey, dark-lipped Paz de la Huerta commandeers the mic after Steve Buscemi's speech for Boardwalk Empire's drama ensemble win, to thank the people on her own list.
SAG Awards Top Moments: Why Was Natalie Portman's Acceptance Speech Censored? 2011
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B commandeers a car and flees headlong into a post-industrial wilderness.
Trajectory stephen hastings-king 2011
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We watch Leguizamo goofing around on the streets and getting arrested when he commandeers a subway train PA system to do a stand-up routine.
Michael Giltz: Theater: John Leguizamo Klowns Around Michael Giltz 2011
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B commandeers a car and flees headlong into a post-industrial wilderness.
Trajectory stephen hastings-king 2011
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