Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abscond (with)
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Regular check-ins and team-building activities—even when done virtually—keep the team spirit alive and additionally foster a sense of belonging.—
Stoyan Mitov,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025 -
The battle in the slot between the third-year Joseph and the early enrollee Toney has been particularly spirited.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
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Before Amber could join her brother, according to one witness, a man in a black pick-up truck pulled into the parking lot, snatched Amber off her bicycle and took off.—
Emily Krauser,
People.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Elevating and snatching the ball above the rim, Denver’s power forward transformed an airball into a glorious rainbow.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
27 Apr. 2025
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What to know about Blue Origin after celebrity spaceflight NASA's Perseverance rover captures 'fiendish' dueling dust devils on Mars: See video What causes the Lyrid meteors?—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The case captured national attention when Shakespeare, who won a $30 million lottery prize in 2006, vanished in 2009.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Fifty years ago this week Communist forces seized the city of Saigon bringing an end to the Vietnam war.—
Greg Dixon,
NPR,
29 Apr. 2025
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Officials seized less than 50 pounds of fentanyl along the U.S. northern border in the 2024 fiscal year, according to the AP, citing U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) data.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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Without the mesh, the moisture evaporates in the dry air as the temperature rises each day, but with it, the fog would be only temporarily waylaid– providing valuable fresh water to people, before it’s treated and cycled back into the ocean.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
20 Feb. 2025
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In late November, Israeli forces opened fire on looters waiting to waylay trucks in Rafah, forcing them to retreat, according to an internal U.N. memo.—
Adam Rasgon,
New York Times,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Abscond (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abscond%20%28with%29. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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