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Recent Examples of ransomed
After a nearby hospital is hacked and ransomed, the higher-ups decide to defend its system by shutting it down, which means business must be conducted in the old-fashioned, paper-and-clipboards way.
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Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Her cousins and aunt were ransomed and released in Lebanon; Caroline was taken separately, chosen by an ISIS emir, and has never been found.
—Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Further south, shipwrecked sailors were well advised to steer clear of the Diola of the Casamance, who would kill them on sight—until the Diola found out that the sailors could be ransomed.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Will the jewels be returned, or the tiaras and necklaces ransomed back by a third party?
—John Miller, CNN Money, 19 Nov. 2025
Perhaps she had been struck over the head and wrapped in fabric and thrown in a crate, to be ransomed.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Her cousins and aunt were ransomed and released in Lebanon; Caroline was taken separately, chosen by an ISIS emir, and has never been found.
—Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Further south, shipwrecked sailors were well advised to steer clear of the Diola of the Casamance, who would kill them on sight—until the Diola found out that the sailors could be ransomed.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Will the jewels be returned, or the tiaras and necklaces ransomed back by a third party?
—John Miller, CNN Money, 19 Nov. 2025
Perhaps she had been struck over the head and wrapped in fabric and thrown in a crate, to be ransomed.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ransomed
Verb
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Kahanamoku not only saved lives using his surfboard that fateful day off Corona del Mar, but the use of rescue boards was adopted around the world in the following years because of that rescue.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
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Though locals were relieved to see that the basketball courts were saved, concerns over the redesign remained.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Natalie did get rescued that summer, by Dimitri Marick, a new character who opened up an entire new canvas on All My Children.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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The blaze was extinguished with the help of eight fire engines, and more than 40 people were rescued and taken to nearby hospitals, Delhi police said in a statement.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
Verb
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These tickets must be redeemed at a Florida Lottery office.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
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Qatar lost all of their games in 2022 but redeemed themselves a year later by retaining the Asian Cup with a 3-1 victory over Jordan.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Ransomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ransomed. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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