absconding (with)

present participle of abscond (with)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for absconding (with)
Verb
  • Finney triumphed at the end of that film, dispatching child-snatching serial killer the Grabber (Ethan Hawke) with help from the ghosts of his previous victims and one of Gwen’s psychic visions.
    Katie Rife, IndieWire, 21 Sep. 2025
  • The special will feature a mix of original and classic holiday songs as Rubble and his PAW Patrol pals try to stop Mayor Humdinger from snatching Santa’s presents.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Today, the directors are capturing some of the short’s biggest scares.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
  • In 2025, Thomas Detry made history in the desert, capturing his first career PGA TOUR win and becoming the first Belgian champion on the PGA TOUR.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Activist investor Sardar Biglari started his eighth proxy fight against Cracker Barrel, seizing on the chain’s earnings miss, stock slide, and botched $700 million rebrand to argue that CEO Julie Masino and the board have destroyed shareholder value.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
  • But many of the best-in-class companies are seizing on the chance to innovate and evolve.
    Shefali Kapadia, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The hacker’s malware focuses on stealing cryptocurrency by hijacking and manipulating the user's browser.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
  • In fact, because hijacking passenger planes was common in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) amended their safety regulations in 1972 and started requiring large passenger aircraft exits to be designed so that they can’t be opened during flight.
    Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • So far, Hazelton said, the new Google DeepMind ensemble, which has been impressing forecasters with its accuracy, is split on whether the closest system could recurve out into the ocean or make landfall somewhere along the Southeast coast.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Strike a balance between impressing your friends with your culinary skills and tablescape prowess and outsourcing dishes and being flexible—no formal dining room necessary.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Absconding (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absconding%20%28with%29. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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