seize on/upon sth
— phrasal verb with seize uk/siːz/us/siːz/verb
to use, accept, or take advantage of something quickly or enthusiastically:
The story was seized on by the tabloid press, who printed it under huge headlines.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Getting, receiving and accepting
- acquihire
- acquire
- acquisition
- awardee
- carve
- draw
- fill
- get sth out of sth
- glom onto sth/sb
- go to sb
- grasp
- obtain
- pick
- pick sth up
- score
- secure
- snatch at sth
- target
- wangle
- wrest
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