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Recent Examples of kidnapper
Advertisement Colman Domingo plays a radio DJ in Dead Man's Wire, the only person the kidnapper will talk to.
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Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
After nearly eight years, the kidnapper brought home another young abductee named Timmy White.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, her kidnapper is calling the incident a big misunderstanding.
—Andrew Adeolu, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
After hearing about her kidnapper’s plight, Franny decides to forge an unlikely alliance and embark on a road trip to find the money Billie needs.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
Seven years after disappearing from his California home in 1972, 14-year-old Steven Stayner escaped his kidnapper, Kenneth Parnell, and returned to his family in 1980.
—James Mercadante, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Although all signs point to the woman's lecherous boss as her kidnapper, Morgan is convinced the Game Maker is ultimately behind the crime.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Had a kidnapper try to pull me inside his van at a bus stop in Arizona.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office The Context Stranger abduction is rare, as is news of a kidnapper attacking a mom to abduct her baby.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
After nearly eight years, the kidnapper brought home another young abductee named Timmy White.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, her kidnapper is calling the incident a big misunderstanding.
—Andrew Adeolu, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
After hearing about her kidnapper’s plight, Franny decides to forge an unlikely alliance and embark on a road trip to find the money Billie needs.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
Seven years after disappearing from his California home in 1972, 14-year-old Steven Stayner escaped his kidnapper, Kenneth Parnell, and returned to his family in 1980.
—James Mercadante, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Although all signs point to the woman's lecherous boss as her kidnapper, Morgan is convinced the Game Maker is ultimately behind the crime.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Had a kidnapper try to pull me inside his van at a bus stop in Arizona.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office The Context Stranger abduction is rare, as is news of a kidnapper attacking a mom to abduct her baby.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kidnapper
Noun
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The advisory named Elleshia as the alleged abductor, identifying her as a white female who is 5 feet 3 inches and 121 lbs.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
28 Dec. 2025
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Kathy Curran believes that Molly's abductor may have pretended to be injured.—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
7 Dec. 2025
Noun
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That premonition rings true when his parents (Tara Buckman, Geoff Hansen) are slaughtered by a carjacker dressed as Old Saint Nick himself (Charles Dierkop) just hours later, condemning the toddler into further moral compass trauma at an orphanage run by a domineering Mother Superior nun from Hell.—
Huntley Woods,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Dec. 2025
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An unidentified off-duty police officer and two family members were carjacked, and the carjacker suspect fled in the officer's personal vehicle.—
Rich Schapiro,
NBC news,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The hijacker was killed when Turkish commandos stormed the airliner and freed the 40 passengers and crew.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Rafiq suspected that the anxiety suffusing the market had made any pickpockets unlikely to be scoping out potential shoppers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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Chic Travel Bag A chic travel bag that doubles as a pickpocket deterrent?—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The property rights of bodega owners and other retailers are eviscerated when shoplifters aren’t prosecuted.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
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Deputies responded at about 7:12 a.m. Sunday to reports of a shoplifter armed with a machete at a Walmart in Centennial, 109000 East Briarwood Avenue, according to a news release from the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Kidnapper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kidnapper. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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