as in to abduct
to carry away (as a person) forcibly or unlawfully
the child of the wealthy industrialist was kidnapped and held for ransom
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Recent Examples of kidnap
Since the city fell to the Sudanese paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Sunday, the doctors have been kidnapped and reports have emerged of a massacre at the hospital.
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NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
Cami and Rex embark on a life-or-death mission to rescue Cyrus, a boy who eerily resembles Cami, after he's been kidnapped.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Oct. 2025
He was kidnapped by Hamas on October 7, 2023.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Teddy’s plan is to kidnap Michelle (Stone), the hard-driving CEO of Auxolith.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
Cami and Rex embark on a life-or-death mission to rescue Cyrus, a boy who eerily resembles Cami, after he's been kidnapped.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Oct. 2025
He was kidnapped by Hamas on October 7, 2023.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Teddy’s plan is to kidnap Michelle (Stone), the hard-driving CEO of Auxolith.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kidnap
abduct
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Around 500 Hamas terrorists stormed the kibbutz, killing 47 people and taking 76 hostages out of the 251 abducted across Israel that day.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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In early August, Jake and Rebecca Haro told authorities that Emmanuel had been abducted following an attack on Rebecca in a parking lot.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Kidnap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kidnap. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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