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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
Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 17 Apr. 2026
Everyone else just seems happy to be invited, to have a great time in the countryside, slurping up Champagne and trying not to get kidnapped by a gorilla.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
The pope heard a series of testimonies from those caught up in the crisis include some nuns who had been kidnapped.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
When Westley is presumed dead at the hands of pirates, she is betrothed to the evil Prince Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon), before being kidnapped by the trio of Vizzini (Wallace Shawn), Fezzik (André the Giant) and Inigo Montoya (Mandy Patinkin).
—David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Apr. 2026
Midsi Sanchez was just 8 years old when she was kidnapped and held captive by a serial killer before escaping.
—Midsi Sanchez, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Johnson will play Edith Blais and Colucci is Luca Tacchetto, two travel companions who were kidnapped and held captive by a terrorist group in Mali for 465 days, before a near-suicidal escape.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
The Associated Press reported that Algerian authorities rejected a Vatican request for Leo to visit Médéa to pray at the Tibhirine monastery, the place where seven French Trappist monks were kidnapped and killed May 21, 1996, by Islamic extremists during the country’s civil war.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
The 14-year-old was kidnapped, tortured and killed in 1955 after being accused of whistling at a white woman in a rural Mississippi grocery store.
—Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Verb
Nancy Guthrie was kidnapped by what police believe was a masked assailant sometime between the night of January 31 and the early hours of February 1.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 17 Apr. 2026
Everyone else just seems happy to be invited, to have a great time in the countryside, slurping up Champagne and trying not to get kidnapped by a gorilla.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
The pope heard a series of testimonies from those caught up in the crisis include some nuns who had been kidnapped.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
When Westley is presumed dead at the hands of pirates, she is betrothed to the evil Prince Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon), before being kidnapped by the trio of Vizzini (Wallace Shawn), Fezzik (André the Giant) and Inigo Montoya (Mandy Patinkin).
—David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Apr. 2026
Midsi Sanchez was just 8 years old when she was kidnapped and held captive by a serial killer before escaping.
—Midsi Sanchez, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Johnson will play Edith Blais and Colucci is Luca Tacchetto, two travel companions who were kidnapped and held captive by a terrorist group in Mali for 465 days, before a near-suicidal escape.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
The Associated Press reported that Algerian authorities rejected a Vatican request for Leo to visit Médéa to pray at the Tibhirine monastery, the place where seven French Trappist monks were kidnapped and killed May 21, 1996, by Islamic extremists during the country’s civil war.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
The 14-year-old was kidnapped, tortured and killed in 1955 after being accused of whistling at a white woman in a rural Mississippi grocery store.
—Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kidnapped
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Search and rescue operations are underway in the northern central state to ensure the safe return of all abducted persons, the governor said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 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
Adjective
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Plastic cages may also have tubes that larger hamsters can become trapped in.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Despite Iran announcing a reopening of the strait during a temporary ceasefire, about 2,000 vessels remain trapped in the Gulf as of Friday morning, carrying a total of around 21 billion liters of oil.—
Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Kidnapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kidnapped. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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