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abscond (with)

verb

Definition of abscond (with)next
as in to spirit

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  1. spirit
  2. snatch
  3. capture
  4. seize
Verb
  • At the film’s end, the elder generation spirit the girls up to the roof.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026
  • It’s made from Guatemalan molasses, double distilled on a pot still and spirit still, and then proofed down over the course of two months.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of spirit
Verb
  • Not just college kids, but Others cheering for Texas’ football team and snatching up Texas’ degrees.
    — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Sanders allegedly snatched a cigarette from one employee’s mouth and berated him for smoking.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of snatch
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  • But Havertz’s clever dummy for Odegaard’s goal was a reminder that assists and chances cannot capture every flash of creative brilliance.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Four years on, the two-hander captures the real-life bureaucratic chaos and legal limbo that have followed.
    — Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of capture
Verb
  • Weapons and drugs were seized after an investigation led to two search warrants in the City of Wyoming in late August.
    — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The civil war dates back to 2014, when the Houthis seized much of northern Yemen, including the capital, Sanaa.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of seize
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“Abscond (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abscond%20%28with%29. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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