Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for absconded (with)
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Mischief in the mind of Cole Martin, the defensive back, moonlighted as a magician and snatched the direct snap before darting through a crease and churning ahead for a trick of a first down.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025 -
Before it all got snatched away.—
Allen Iverson,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa began airing ads last week that captured the heated exchange between Porter and CBS Sacramento reporter Julie Watts.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Oct. 2025
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But this September 1995 set, captured live shortly after the release of D’Angelo’s debut, finds him in full flight as a 21-year-old, with his paramour at the time, the late Angie Stone, delivering stellar backing vocals.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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Stout seized the slot corner role quickly after being a fourth-round draft pick, with Lenoir moving exclusively to the outside with Renado Green as the other starting corner.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
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Margalit’s body was seized from Kibbutz Nir Oz and taken into Gaza.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Red Sox brass were impressed enough to promote him to Single-A ball at age 18.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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The 19-year-old has impressed with his feel for attacking angles and making more advanced floor reads.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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But underperformance has waylaid each of the last two seasons (159-165 over that period).—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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On the Padres’ meandering stroll to the postseason, they were almost waylaid again by the walk.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Sep. 2025
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As much as Lugosi’s impact hijacked Stoker and will always be the visual shorthand for Dracula, there has continued to be room for Anne Rice, Blade, and even Stephenie Meyer’s sparkling vampire Edward Cullen.—
Robert Eggers,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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This means that the same process that helps the immune system locate dead cells can also, in some cases, be hijacked by viruses to infect new cells.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Absconded (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absconded%20%28with%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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