as in kidnaping
the unlawful or forcible carrying away of a person or animal
discredited reports of abductions by aliens
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Here’s everything to know about Ed and Lois Smart’s lives 23 years after their daughter’s abduction.
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Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 6 June 2025
In the aftermath of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack and massacre of more than 1,250 innocent Israeli civilians, and the abduction of nearly 250, there, was much emotion and horror as many of us around the world processed the brutal events.
—Rep. Steve Weir, Hartford Courant, 20 May 2025
In the 23 years that have followed since Elizabeth’s abduction, Ed and Lois have spoken out on the trauma their family endured on numerous occasions.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 6 June 2025
Attacks on girls’ schools and the abduction of girls at school or on the way to school have frequently targeted girls’ education because of harmful gender norms.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 6 June 2025
In the aftermath of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack and massacre of more than 1,250 innocent Israeli civilians, and the abduction of nearly 250, there, was much emotion and horror as many of us around the world processed the brutal events.
—Rep. Steve Weir, Hartford Courant, 20 May 2025
In the 23 years that have followed since Elizabeth’s abduction, Ed and Lois have spoken out on the trauma their family endured on numerous occasions.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 6 June 2025
Attacks on girls’ schools and the abduction of girls at school or on the way to school have frequently targeted girls’ education because of harmful gender norms.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abduction
rape
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Blankenship was arrested in April on suspicion of rape.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2025
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On one hand, Serena was part of this world where women were considered less than second-class citizens, and those that were fertile were used by married Gilead couples as incubators for children that were a product of rape, amid a fertility crisis.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
22 June 2025
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“Abduction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abduction. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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