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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
Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
Every single person who's arrived has talked about violence, about dead bodies, about people being killed, about people being kidnapped, about people being kept hostage.
—ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
The fourth is a Thai citizen who was kidnapped during the attack.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Years later, Carrie figured out what had happened and kidnapped Milo in the hopes that forcing Peter and Marissa to reveal the truth might get her son back.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 8 Nov. 2025
All kidnapped at the same moment.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
The tense series chronicles the search for missing Milo, the investigation into why he was kidnapped and the lives and secrets of the adults in his orbit, including Marissa and her husband Peter (Jake Lacy).
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Remembering Kayla Kayla Mueller was a 26-year-old humanitarian aid worker from Arizona who was kidnapped by ISIS in 2013 while helping Syrian refugees near the Turkish border.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Their victims have included multiple incidents targeting children, who have been murdered or kidnapped in large numbers.
—Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
The movie tells the story of a dozen elite warriors from around the world who are kidnapped and forced to take part in fight-to-the-death survival games.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
Every single person who's arrived has talked about violence, about dead bodies, about people being killed, about people being kidnapped, about people being kept hostage.
—ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
The fourth is a Thai citizen who was kidnapped during the attack.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Years later, Carrie figured out what had happened and kidnapped Milo in the hopes that forcing Peter and Marissa to reveal the truth might get her son back.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 8 Nov. 2025
All kidnapped at the same moment.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
The tense series chronicles the search for missing Milo, the investigation into why he was kidnapped and the lives and secrets of the adults in his orbit, including Marissa and her husband Peter (Jake Lacy).
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Remembering Kayla Kayla Mueller was a 26-year-old humanitarian aid worker from Arizona who was kidnapped by ISIS in 2013 while helping Syrian refugees near the Turkish border.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Their victims have included multiple incidents targeting children, who have been murdered or kidnapped in large numbers.
—Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kidnapped
Adjective
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The 1949 Abducted Persons (Recovery and Restoration) Act provides the framework by which Lajo’s husband and brother return from India to get her; under that edict, India and Pakistan agreed to exchange abducted women.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Over 1,000 people were murdered and hundreds more abducted.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Edge to edge cleaning provided a thorough dust and dirt removal process, and there were no tangles thanks to the detangling brush, which eliminated the need to stop and remove trapped hair.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
3 Nov. 2025
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The dog became trapped on a ledge about 40 feet down the cliff, firefighters said in a post to X, formerly known as Twitter.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
2 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Kidnapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kidnapped. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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