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How to pronounce seize on in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms fasten on, hook on, latch on, take up
Type of adopt, embrace, espouse, sweep up

Examples of seize on

seize on
He was constantly dragging me up on deck to seize the light, the sky, the ocean.
From the couriermail.com.au
On the 22nd, 159th Brigade managed to cross and to seize the village of America.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The British hoped that a beleaguered Mr Bush would seize on its main conclusions.
From the economist.com
How long before birthers seize on it to say it shows the certificate is a fake?
From the economist.com
You seize on one good aspect of a person's life and mistakenly covet the rest.
From the suntimes.com
Benefiting from a weak dollar, foreign oil companies could seize on the opportunity.
From the chron.com
Romney, stumping in the South, tried to seize on doubts about McCain's conservatism.
From the denverpost.com
Some seize on investor interest in recently hot strategies whose days may be numbered.
From the thenewstribune.com
Local surfers get desperate enough to seize on any waves that comes along.
From the heraldtribune.com