kidnaps

present tense third-person singular of kidnap
as in abducts
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 kidnaps Wednesday’s Stalker Reveals Themselves As a part of Prank Day, Wednesday’s stalker kidnaps Enid and Bruno and puts them in Iago Tower under a platform of knives that lowers unless Wednesday can solve a puzzle to save them. Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
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abducts
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  • Another common mistake people make is rounding their shoulders forward, which abducts the scapula (moves the shoulder blades apart from one another).
    Jenny McCoy, SELF, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Escaped from the gross goo sack, the Xenomorph abducts Hermit at the end of Episode 2, leaving Wendy to go after him once again.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025

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“Kidnaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kidnaps. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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