as in kidnapping
to carry away (as a person) forcibly or unlawfully
the gangsters planned to abduct the industrialist's young daughter and demand a huge ransom from her family
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Recent Examples of abducting
The Her Smell director (and, relevantly, former Kim’s Video clerk) fully taps into his dark side for this sadistic little number about a community terrorized by a child-abducting serial killer.
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A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Bell was arrested in connection with abducting his ex-girlfriend near the University of South Florida in Tampa in July 2024, WFLA reported.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
The Sampson County Sheriff's Office said the man accused of abducting her, Tyler Ray Toodle, is in custody.
—Jenna Sundel
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The Poquianchis recruited young girls from nearby towns and farms, deceiving families with false promises of work or abducting girls when alone.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
The call for the tool follows a recent case in which a man, while on shock probation, was accused of abducting a mother and her two children en route to a bank robbery.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Sep. 2025
And if abducting all the show's children wasn't enough of a cliffhanger, the season/series ended with Claire Bennigan (Lily Rabe) sacrificing herself to save her son.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Florida on Tuesday put to death a man convicted of abducting a woman from an insurance office and fatally stabbing her.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Armond Langford is accused of abducting a family and robbing a bank in Louisville.
—Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 13 Aug. 2025
A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Bell was arrested in connection with abducting his ex-girlfriend near the University of South Florida in Tampa in July 2024, WFLA reported.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
The Sampson County Sheriff's Office said the man accused of abducting her, Tyler Ray Toodle, is in custody.
—Jenna Sundel
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The Poquianchis recruited young girls from nearby towns and farms, deceiving families with false promises of work or abducting girls when alone.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
The call for the tool follows a recent case in which a man, while on shock probation, was accused of abducting a mother and her two children en route to a bank robbery.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Sep. 2025
And if abducting all the show's children wasn't enough of a cliffhanger, the season/series ended with Claire Bennigan (Lily Rabe) sacrificing herself to save her son.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Florida on Tuesday put to death a man convicted of abducting a woman from an insurance office and fatally stabbing her.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Armond Langford is accused of abducting a family and robbing a bank in Louisville.
—Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abducting
kidnapping
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Daniels was also convicted of kidnapping Julio Verdecia, who survived a gunshot wound to the head.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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Jesan escapes from defeat by kidnapping Ji-yeon and requesting Heon meet him alone.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Abducting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abducting. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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