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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
Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
One morning in 1980, Carl Fletcher, head of one of the richest Jewish families in Long Island and owner of a local plastics factory, is ambushed and kidnapped from his driveway.
—The Know, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
My, uh, girlfriend got kidnapped last night.
—Lauren Clark, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
The drama is based on the true story of two 12-year-old female cousins, Issie Fourie and Petro Nel, who were kidnapped from a sleepy town in South Africa’s Free State in the 1960s.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
Nancy Guthrie was kidnapped from her Tucson, Arizona home in the early hours of February 1.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 Mar. 2026
Inspired by a real-life Northern Bank robbery, No Ordinary Heist centers on two feuding bank employees who are coerced into perpetrating Ireland‘s biggest bank heist after their families are kidnapped.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2026
When Jamie’s beloved nephew Young Ian, son of his sister Jenny and Ian Murray, is kidnapped and held on a ship sailing to Jamaica, Claire and Jamie chase after him by hitching a ride on the Artemis.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
Guthrie's brother Charles Camron Guthrie, who has a military background, was the first to suggest their mom was kidnapped for ransom.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
The pain was particularly acute for worshippers who knew people who had been murdered or kidnapped by Hamas fighters.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
One morning in 1980, Carl Fletcher, head of one of the richest Jewish families in Long Island and owner of a local plastics factory, is ambushed and kidnapped from his driveway.
—The Know, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
My, uh, girlfriend got kidnapped last night.
—Lauren Clark, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
The drama is based on the true story of two 12-year-old female cousins, Issie Fourie and Petro Nel, who were kidnapped from a sleepy town in South Africa’s Free State in the 1960s.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
Nancy Guthrie was kidnapped from her Tucson, Arizona home in the early hours of February 1.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 Mar. 2026
Inspired by a real-life Northern Bank robbery, No Ordinary Heist centers on two feuding bank employees who are coerced into perpetrating Ireland‘s biggest bank heist after their families are kidnapped.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2026
When Jamie’s beloved nephew Young Ian, son of his sister Jenny and Ian Murray, is kidnapped and held on a ship sailing to Jamaica, Claire and Jamie chase after him by hitching a ride on the Artemis.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
Guthrie's brother Charles Camron Guthrie, who has a military background, was the first to suggest their mom was kidnapped for ransom.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kidnapped
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The African Union, which includes 55 member states on the continent, condemned the attack Sunday and called for the release of abducted women and children.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Savannah Guthrie is making a last-minute plea for help in finding her abducted mother, Nancy Guthrie.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
9 Feb. 2026
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Officers worked to free the trapped passenger and provided medical aid until other EMS personnel and rescue crews arrived.—
Garrett Behanna,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Most existing systems require high heat to release trapped CO2.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Kidnapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kidnapped. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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