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also kidnaped
as in captured
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 kidnapped
James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2025
In September 2022, schoolteacher Eliza Fletcher was kidnapped during an early morning run, and her body was later found near a vacant duplex.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Sep. 2025
In the middle was a photo, placed upside down, of the woman who’d been kidnapped.
—ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
The victim in the case was just 7 years old when she was kidnapped, raped, strangled, stuffed in the trunk of a car and then thrown off a bridge after being wrapped in a blanket and having a bag tied over her head, according to the Worcester County District Attorney's Office.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
In the Season 1, Part 2 finale, Kimmie reunites with her younger sister, Sylvie, who was kidnapped by club manager Body (whom Kimmie later runs over in a motel parking lot).
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Healthcare workers are routinely kidnaped and ambulances targeted and looted.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
She was kidnapped two months later by the group Kataib Hezbollah, an Iraqi militia linked to Iran, after leaving a cafe in Baghdad, according to her family.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Two years earlier, his son had been kidnapped and held for ransom outside Denver by a group of men claiming to belong to Tren de Aragua.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
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The limited series depicts Hamas‘ 2023 surprise attack which killed 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals and kidnapped 251 others.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2025
In September 2022, schoolteacher Eliza Fletcher was kidnapped during an early morning run, and her body was later found near a vacant duplex.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Sep. 2025
In the middle was a photo, placed upside down, of the woman who’d been kidnapped.
—ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
The victim in the case was just 7 years old when she was kidnapped, raped, strangled, stuffed in the trunk of a car and then thrown off a bridge after being wrapped in a blanket and having a bag tied over her head, according to the Worcester County District Attorney's Office.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
In the Season 1, Part 2 finale, Kimmie reunites with her younger sister, Sylvie, who was kidnapped by club manager Body (whom Kimmie later runs over in a motel parking lot).
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Healthcare workers are routinely kidnaped and ambulances targeted and looted.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
She was kidnapped two months later by the group Kataib Hezbollah, an Iraqi militia linked to Iran, after leaving a cafe in Baghdad, according to her family.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Two years earlier, his son had been kidnapped and held for ransom outside Denver by a group of men claiming to belong to Tren de Aragua.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kidnapped
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In the following months, they were seized at bus and train stations, beaten at a hospital and abducted by ambulance.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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The attack killed nearly 1,200 Israelis and abducted 251 hostages, according to Israeli figures.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Many ask themselves why Lebanon and Syria should remain trapped in the habits of the last few decades.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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In people who are in comas, the mind might be aware but trapped.—
Andrea Gawrylewski,
Scientific American,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Kidnapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kidnapped. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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