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Recent Examples of abductor
In the short distance from Gaza to southern Israel, they were transformed in little time from conquered to conqueror, victim to perpetrator, detainee to abductor.
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Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
She and the baby's father, her husband Jake Haro, were both interviewed by local TV station KTLA just hours later, and begged for the abductor to return their son.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Lateral Lunges Lateral lunges effectively target both adductor and abductor muscles, improving leg strength and stability.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
She and the baby's father, her husband Jake Haro, were both interviewed by local TV station KTLA just hours later, and begged for the abductor to return their son.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Lateral Lunges Lateral lunges effectively target both adductor and abductor muscles, improving leg strength and stability.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abductor
kidnapper
Noun
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Had a kidnapper try to pull me inside his van at a bus stop in Arizona.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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During the rescue, one of the doctors is fatally shot by a kidnapper, who is later killed by the French team.—
Time,
Time,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Abductor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abductor. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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