as in kidnaping
the unlawful or forcible carrying away of a person or animal
discredited reports of abductions by aliens
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Recent Examples of abduction
Trottner has continued to open up about her childhood abduction and its impact on her life.
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
Creator and showrunner Patrick Macmanus opens with the 1978 abduction of Robert Piest, whose well-to-do family triggers a police investigation that uncovers multiple bodies under John Wayne Gacy’s (Michael Chernus) floorboards.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
Since his son’s abduction, Tal Kupershtein has been undergoing speech therapy and regained some ability to speak to aid the fight for his return.
—Jay Ganglani, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
Worked at the family’s bakery before his abduction and was studying finance.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
Creator and showrunner Patrick Macmanus opens with the 1978 abduction of Robert Piest, whose well-to-do family triggers a police investigation that uncovers multiple bodies under John Wayne Gacy’s (Michael Chernus) floorboards.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
Since his son’s abduction, Tal Kupershtein has been undergoing speech therapy and regained some ability to speak to aid the fight for his return.
—Jay Ganglani, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
Worked at the family’s bakery before his abduction and was studying finance.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abduction
Noun
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That closeness, Peters said, makes Americans prime targets for extortion, kidnapping and terror.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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He was sentenced to 17 years for armed kidnapping and 17 years for armed burglary with assault or battery.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Homicides, for instance, have dropped by about 12%, and rapes have gone down by nearly 17%.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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Keeler, then 18, reported the attack to police, undertook a rape kit test and found witnesses who saw Cleary that night, per the affidavit.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Abduction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abduction. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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