ABSCOND (WITH) Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

abscond (with)

verb

Definition of abscond (with)

as in to spirit

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In another, called Leucippe and Clitophon, Leucippe is saved from being sacrificed as a virgin by the timely appearance of an actor who uses theatre tricks used to perform deaths on stage to fake her death and spirit her away.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026
And no one embodied that spirit more than Joanie Schirm.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 June 2026

Definition of spirit

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At one point, Nelson appears to snatch the other driver’s sunglasses from his forehead and heave them across the parking lot.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Egypt exited the tournament but claimed it had been treated unfairly after Argentina overturned a 2-0 deficit to snatch victory with a stoppage-time winner from Enzo Fernández.

— Reuters, NBC news, 9 July 2026

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Twin brothers Mike and Bob Bryan capture their fourth straight major with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo at Wimbledon.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Surveillance cameras captured a person dressed in dark clothing on a nearby roof overlooking the courtyard less than ten minutes before the killing, prosecutors said in charging documents.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

Definition of capture

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Arthur Kaluma seized his Summer League moment in Las Vegas, scoring 34 points in the Lakers’ 91-70 win over the Dallas Mavericks.

— Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
And some have responded by seizing the female obsession with looks, already rooted in misogyny, and rebranding it with maximum toxicity—in other words, by becoming looksmaxxers.

— Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026

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