Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abscond (with)
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Nate spirits her away to a nondescript motel, where Nate cuts and dyes her dark hair blonde (a bit too professionally, perhaps), and schools her in the art of self-defense with a baseball bat.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
31 July 2025 -
Daniel Martindale, a U.S. citizen who helped the Kremlin target Ukrainian troops and was then spirited out of eastern Ukraine by Russian special forces, has received a Russian passport in Moscow.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
15 July 2025
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The man who snatched Roc, who was described as being in his 20s and was last seen sporting a black Yankees cap and medium-length braids, remained on the loose Thursday.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
15 Aug. 2025
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Once, Hockenson snatched a pass that McCarthy would have admitted wasn’t accurate enough.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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But rather than capturing the madness of the era, Lee drowns in sub-Scorsese excess, confusing saying a lot of things bluntly with saying something meaningful.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
16 Aug. 2025
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Recent data released by Modern Health captures just how stark the reality is.—
Jennifer Jay Palumbo,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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To offer a personal example, early in my career at a Hollywood studio, physical presence in a collaborative office was a valuable part of my learning — and gave me opportunities to seize unspoken opportunities.—
Melody Brue,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Corporate executives in the technology sector, eager to curry favor, seized on the talking point.—
Jon Brodkin,
ArsTechnica,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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However, their celebratory moment was waylaid when a bumblebee set its sights on the actress.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Traditions are waylaid, revised, or simply forgotten in assimilation’s slow creep.—
Terry Nguyen
July 23,
Literary Hub,
23 July 2025
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“Abscond (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abscond%20%28with%29. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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