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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abscond (with)
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With each passing week, West Ham more accurately resemble a classic Nuno Espirito Santo side — spirited in defence and incisive on the counter, while maximising set pieces and pace out wide to cause damage with their minimal ball possession.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
17 Apr. 2026 -
Ahead of its 25th anniversary, the beloved comedy is returning to the big screen for a limited celebration that’s as stylish and spirited as Elle Woods herself.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
8 Apr. 2026
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Police said the teens broke a glass window, and the suspect snatched $300 from the kiosk’s operator.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
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But the Royals snatched the lead back in the bottom of the fourth with some home run magic of their own.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
6 May 2026
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Surveillance camera footage captured Mott scaling an 8-foot fence topped with barbed wire at the perimeter of the airport in just 15 seconds, then walking across the runway.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Adjacent to the ace is franchise cornerstone Yordan Alvarez, captured mid-celebration after his heroic home run in Game 6 of the Houston Astros’ 2022 World Series victory.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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More recently, Republican gubernatorial candidate Chad Bianco has drawn scrutiny for using his position as Riverside County sheriff to seize some 650,000 ballots in the county to determine whether they were fraudulently counted.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Investigators recovered a 9 mm SIG Sauer handgun, according to the filing, and seized electronic devices as part of the investigation.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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“Abscond (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abscond%20%28with%29. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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