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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.
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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.
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Literary Hub,
5 Dec. 2025
Will the jewels be returned, or the tiaras and necklaces ransomed back by a third party?
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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.
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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
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The Ocean City, New Jersey, man who saved a girl from a rip current late last year has received a major honor.
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The goalkeeper saved long-range shots by Rodríguez, Johan Mojica and Gustavo Puerta, and close-range attempts by Díaz and Muñoz.
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Those who have been rescued were receiving medical treatment a local health clinics, Duque said.
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The final four boys and their coach were safely rescued from the Tham Luang Nang Non cave system in the Chiang Rai province of northern Thailand.
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Each customer is limited to one coupon, which must be redeemed in the store.
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This bonus offer will be fulfilled as 20,000 ThankYou® Points, which can be redeemed for $200 cash back.
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“Ransomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ransomed. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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