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also kidnaped
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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
Terry Tang, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
During their journey to the United States, Jacob saw dead bodies while trekking through the jungle, was kidnapped and robbed at gunpoint with his parents, witnessed a rape, and had to sell candy and beg for money, his dad said.
—Claudia Boyd-Barrett, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Then his parents were kidnapped.
—ABC News, 18 June 2026
Joseph Cinqué, believed to be born Sengbe Pieh, the son of a village leader in the Mende region of what’s now Sierra Leone, was kidnapped and sold into slavery in Cuba along with several other Africans.
—USA Today, 17 June 2026
She was kidnapped from her sister’s Granite Bay home before her body was found more than two weeks later among trees in a remote area near Foresthill.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026
Parker then cut out Reagan's unborn baby and kidnapped her.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
In May, two seafarers aboard a cargo vessel anchored in the Bay of Port-au-Prince were kidnapped after gunmen boarded their ship.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 June 2026
San Juan, Puerto RicoAP — Armed men in Haiti have kidnapped James Boyard, cabinet director of the Defense Ministry and a highly respected security expert who also serves as inspector general of Haiti’s police, a person with the knowledge of the situation said Saturday.
—CNN Money, 13 June 2026
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They were forced on kidnapped and sold Africans who were brutally crammed into ships as well as in slave markets in the Deep South.
—Terry Tang, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
During their journey to the United States, Jacob saw dead bodies while trekking through the jungle, was kidnapped and robbed at gunpoint with his parents, witnessed a rape, and had to sell candy and beg for money, his dad said.
—Claudia Boyd-Barrett, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Then his parents were kidnapped.
—ABC News, 18 June 2026
Joseph Cinqué, believed to be born Sengbe Pieh, the son of a village leader in the Mende region of what’s now Sierra Leone, was kidnapped and sold into slavery in Cuba along with several other Africans.
—USA Today, 17 June 2026
She was kidnapped from her sister’s Granite Bay home before her body was found more than two weeks later among trees in a remote area near Foresthill.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026
Parker then cut out Reagan's unborn baby and kidnapped her.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
In May, two seafarers aboard a cargo vessel anchored in the Bay of Port-au-Prince were kidnapped after gunmen boarded their ship.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 June 2026
San Juan, Puerto RicoAP — Armed men in Haiti have kidnapped James Boyard, cabinet director of the Defense Ministry and a highly respected security expert who also serves as inspector general of Haiti’s police, a person with the knowledge of the situation said Saturday.
—CNN Money, 13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kidnapped
Adjective
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There were toddlers among the abducted children, according to the outlet.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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The statement did not say how old the abducted schoolchildren are but the term ‘pupil’ in Nigeria usually refers to someone in kindergarten or primary school, typically covering ages up to 12.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Many leaders become trapped in what mental health professionals call contingent self-worth—the tendency to base personal value on achievement, recognition or productivity.—
ByBryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Beyond structural changes, the system tracks how trapped gases escape during temperature spikes and how fuel moves during a failure.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 June 2026
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“Kidnapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kidnapped. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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