Drop
Drop verb - To cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally.
Seize
Seize verb - To take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly.
Usage example: seized the escaping balloon just before it got out of reach
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Operation Meteor of Gundam Wing infamy was drafted as a plan to drop an asteroid on Earth, then seize control with the Gundams as the populace runs around in terror.
Source: Death from Above -
There are many missions where your shuttle or the Normandy can't drop you close enough to the objective to claim it immediately, so you need to walk, and probably fight your way through a ton of enemies, in order to seize the objective.
Source: Walk into Mordor -
His second appearance in "Maid of Honour" isn't as dark, but remains serious as he marries Princess Audrey of Kaznia (after covertly paralysing her father with poison) and tries to seize the world using a space station that can initiate a Colony Drop on any part of the world he wishes.
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