raptured

past tense of rapture

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Recent Examples of raptured Meanwhile, nonbelievers create humorous content, featuring videos of empty clothes draped over furniture or laid out on the street, suggesting they were abandoned by those who were raptured. Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Sep. 2025 The movie follows Patty Myers (Patty Dunning), a casual Christian belonging to a theologically liberal church who's left behind after millions are raptured. Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raptured
Verb
  • United fans may well feel transported back to their more recent Europa League endeavours when Michael Carrick’s side walk out the Old Trafford tunnel on Thursday.
    Leon Imber, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • According to a January 2018 press release from the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office, the remains were transported to the medical examiner’s office for autopsy, examination and positive identification.
    Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • That opening-day land in Disney’s Animal Kingdom delighted families for 28 years, but officially closed in February 2026 to make way for an entirely new Tropical Americas land.
    Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
  • In the last two months, New York City’s Radio City Music Hall hosted two ‘80s British music triple bills that delighted fans of the golden MTV era.
    David Chiu, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • And the noise that this is making is something that is a cacophony of the world enraptured.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
  • The world was enraptured by Kennedy and Bessette (portrayed on the series by Sarah Pidgeon), who were constantly trailed by the paparazzi and scrutinized by the tabloid media.
    Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • However, her origin myth, in which she was hatched from an egg laid by her mother, Leda, who had been ravished by Zeus in the guise of a swan, is plainly invention.
    Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Bat is entranced by the instruction manual written in many languages, while Snake finds endless imaginative uses for the box itself.
    Caroline Carlson, Literary Hub, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The look felt right at home on this press tour, adding to her incredible roster of recent looks that have left us mere mortals entranced.
    Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • Instead of recognizing that a 1-paragraph block is not a 10-paragraph block, the generation engine assumed that formatting the technical specifications neatly satisfied the underlying intent.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The court sent unresolved questions about whether the warrant in that case satisfied constitutional requirements back to a lower court.
    Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The manner in which Marcos Llorente’s opener for Atletico transpired would not have pleased Andoni Iraola, even if the Spaniard needs time for his team to understand his out-of-possession demands.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Morgan’s resolute denials pleased his family and friends, but in fact he was deeply rattled.
    Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Calm and witty, impassioned and informed, clear-eyed yet hopeful, Gloria enthralled them — and the entire audience — for almost two hours.
    Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Lane’s acrobatic and seemingly effortless catches have enthralled a fan base obsessed with the idea of a dynamic homegrown receiving corps.
    Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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“Raptured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raptured. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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