ransoming

present participle of ransom
as in saving
to free from captivity or punishment by paying a price the prince emptied the treasury to ransom his son from the kidnappers

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  • Actor and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has laid out his plan for saving democracy.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Ransoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ransoming. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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