as in escaped
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
the burglar was trying to abscond with the jewels when he tumbled down the stairs
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Recent Examples of absconded
Court records show that Rostas, who was in immigration removal proceedings in New York and placed into the Alternative to Detention program, absconded from the program in March 2023.
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Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
17 June 2026
The Original scored with a low blow and absconded a bull rope from El Grande II.
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Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Vandals stole the control stick out of an R train in December while it was parked underground in southern Brooklyn, a month after an unknown thief absconded with two-way radios from a specialized work train parked in the Coney Island Yard.
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Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2026
Guthrie and her siblings recorded videos, pleading for news, for help, for a merciful change of heart from whoever had absconded with their mom.
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Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
Three months later, another seven players from the senior national team absconded in the same country.
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Nick Miller,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
The Natives absconded with some cattle, as well as with a young widow named Camila.
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Carolina A. Miranda,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2026
Mercury was already known to police as a troubled youth who’d frequently absconded from home and detention centers.
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Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
His brooding blue eyes are being absconded with by a Sri Lankan eBay user.
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Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Jan. 2026
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
17 June 2026
The Original scored with a low blow and absconded a bull rope from El Grande II.
—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Vandals stole the control stick out of an R train in December while it was parked underground in southern Brooklyn, a month after an unknown thief absconded with two-way radios from a specialized work train parked in the Coney Island Yard.
—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2026
Guthrie and her siblings recorded videos, pleading for news, for help, for a merciful change of heart from whoever had absconded with their mom.
—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
Three months later, another seven players from the senior national team absconded in the same country.
—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
The Natives absconded with some cattle, as well as with a young widow named Camila.
—
Carolina A. Miranda,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2026
Mercury was already known to police as a troubled youth who’d frequently absconded from home and detention centers.
—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
His brooding blue eyes are being absconded with by a Sri Lankan eBay user.
—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for absconded
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Emilio Buitrago, who was born in Venezuela but moved to Philadelphia in the 1990s, says his cousin narrowly escaped her apartment building during the earthquakes.
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And this has not escaped Justice Alito's notice.
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By that point, Shockley had fled the state, testimony later showed.
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The suspect then fled into a wooded are nearby.
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