ABDUCTEE Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

abductee

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Definition of abductee

as in arrestee

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Recent Examples of abductee Alon Ohel, a twenty-four-year-old pianist who was kidnapped from the Nova music festival, was kept in a tunnel beneath Gaza, along with three other abductees. — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025 Effective verification would likely entail having the abductor — or abductee — provide a unique piece of information only a handful of people would know. — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026 Randy Quaid played the tipsy Vietnam vet and former alien abductee Russell Casse, who ultimately delivers righteous vengeance upon Earth’s otherworldly invaders. — Maggie Fremont, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026 Fear Not, slated for 2027, will tell the story of prolific serial killer Stephen Morin and Margy Palm (Hathaway), a Texas woman who was his last abductee. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for abductee

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Noun

The sheriff's office said among the arrestees was former Republican congressional candidate for House District 30, Sholdon Daniels.

— Briauna Brown, CBS News, 10 June 2026
In 83 of the locations, every single arrestee is reported to be an American.

— Maddy Varner, Wired News, 29 May 2026

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Noun

The teaser also offers glimpses of Vincent Lindon as Jean Valjean, the ex-convict who rebuilds his life as a benevolent industrialist, and Tahar Rahim as Inspector Javert, Valjean’s relentless nemesis.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 2 July 2026
Written by Evan Cooper, Blood On The Promontory finds five convicts trying to escape through the mountains following a violent train robbery, while shackled together by foot.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 25 June 2026

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Alicent and Helaena will be held prisoner until Aemond is found and killed.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026
The river has risen again and again, and in 1993, the Mississippi did not go over the levee, at first, but under it, burrowing a tunnel like a prisoner seeking freedom.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

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