absconding

present participle of abscond

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of absconding In this unregulated space, however, horror stories abound of coaches and team owners breaking promises and absconding with players’ money, including in Etienne’s league. Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024 The key moment in the film is a montage of the lovers absconding to Chris’s Malibu getaway for a trip that’s ridiculously, car-commercial lush. Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024 Noblewoman Jeanne de La Motte then, so the story goes, posed as the queen and convinced an out-of-favor cardinal to give her the lavish necklace as a gift before absconding with the lucrative diamonds. Hannah Peart, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024 Despite never having laid eyes on him, Nam feels drawn to understand where and how his father passed, and before absconding from Vietnam embarks on a journey with Hoa, Ba and Viet to find the site of his death. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for absconding
Verb
  • Williams was taken to Blount County Detention Facility, in Maryville, Tennessee, and prosecutors brought an additional charge against him for escaping federal custody.
    Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Reading can be a powerful way of escaping, relaxing and learning more about ourselves.
    Daniel Wine, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Global Refuge told Newsweek that it is encouraged by the White House's statement that no decision has been made, as revoking protections now would signal a concerning shift in America's commitment to those fleeing conflict.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The New York Times reported that in Panama the first flights of these migrants included Christians fleeing persecution in Iran and Chinese nationals seeking asylum.
    Jack Herrera, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2025

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