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
The Yale lab’s work tracking the Ukrainian abductions will cease on July 1 absent more funding, Raymond said.
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Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 23 June 2025
Officers reviewed a surveillance video that confirmed the account of the abduction.
—Ariela Lopez, jsonline.com, 21 July 2025
New York State Police now say there is no indication that an abduction happened.
—Stephen Sorace , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2025
Outside of Russia, the abduction of these children is widely seen as a war crime.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 17 July 2025
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Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 23 June 2025
Officers reviewed a surveillance video that confirmed the account of the abduction.
—Ariela Lopez, jsonline.com, 21 July 2025
New York State Police now say there is no indication that an abduction happened.
—Stephen Sorace , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2025
Outside of Russia, the abduction of these children is widely seen as a war crime.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abduction
rape
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The thorny debate around what to do with TV shows hosted by those who have faced accusations reared its head Tuesday, when Deadline broke the news that the BBC will not remove content from iPlayer featuring Jay Blades after it was revealed that The Repair Shop presenter is facing rape charges.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
6 Aug. 2025
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Atiba Stanislaus, a farmer in his 20s, received 60 years for manslaughter and an additional 18 years for the rape of Brandel, along with other sentences for other crimes including kidnapping.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Abduction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abduction. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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