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Recent Examples of ransomed
Her cousins and aunt were ransomed and released in Lebanon; Caroline was taken separately, chosen by an ISIS emir, and has never been found.
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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
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
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Like a mangrove in a hurricane, that root structure that bound them together may very well be what saved it all.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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Her insistence also is part of what saved Malinovsky’s life.—
Helen I. Bennett,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Its 24 crew members were rescued.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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Dozens of people have been rescued so far and the cause is unclear.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But Solanke redeemed himself in 2022-23 with the drop looming for Bournemouth again, scoring in three crucial victories against Fulham, Spurs and Leeds United in the April and also setting up the other two goals, including Dango Ouattara’s stoppage-time winner, in a 3-2 defeat of his current club.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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These tickets must be redeemed at the Florida Lottery main office in Tallahassee or one of the district offices.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Ransomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ransomed. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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