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 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 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 But for the families of Japanese abductees who remain missing, some of whom were just teenagers when they were taken, there has been no closure or relief. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for abductee

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Noun

McCoy is not the only arrestee to have died in custody in recent years while wrongly held by the Sheriff’s Office.

— Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
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

Definition of arrestee

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The show, which follows an ex-convict who seeks revenge on the lawyer who represented him, stars Javier Bardem, Amy Adams and Patrick Wilson, and is produced by Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg.

— Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 30 July 2026
Sochor is scheduled to be the second Broward convict executed this year.

— Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2026

Definition of convict

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In episode seven alone, Rhaenyra’s prisoner sees a gray mare and doors that open to her.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
She has not been seen publicly since then, and the last official photo of her released was in April, when she was moved from prison to house arrest and her sentence was reduced as part of a prisoner amnesty for a Buddhist holiday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

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