Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abscond (with)
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Linda then spirited Charity away and raised her as her own.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
2 May 2025 -
In 1940, as Nazi forces invaded Norway, the country’s gold reserves were spirited away along this very route.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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This previous weekend was particularly nuts, with an older gentleman snatched from the streets of Paris' 14th arrondissement on May 1 by men in ski masks.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 May 2025
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In October, Disney snatched the rights to the annual music awards show in a 10-year pact.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
7 May 2025
Verb
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The attack left about 1,200 people dead, and militants captured Alexander and some 250 others to hold hostage. 'Greatest gift': Family of NJ's Edan Alexander heads to Israel as Hamas agrees to release How many hostages remain in Gaza?—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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Lukas, 89, captured the 2024 Preakness Stakes with Seize the Grey.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
12 May 2025
Verb
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This time, the case moved forward alongside multiple simultaneous investigations and cases in other states, and in 2018, the federal government seized Backpage and it was taken down.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
11 May 2025
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The White House, with Vice President JD Vance’s experience in tech, should seize this moment to build a national AI strategy that does not leave the workers behind.—
Lynn Forester de Rothschild,
Time,
11 May 2025
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As other companies forecast price hikes and delay investments, waylaid by uncertainty around tariffs, Malhotra said Sparkz is poised to benefit.—
Annika Merrilees,
Sacbee.com,
28 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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“Abscond (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abscond%20%28with%29. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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