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Recent Examples of shanghai
They’re shanghaied by Witchiepoo (Billie Hayes), basically evil but also adorable, to Living Island — the witch wants Freddy — where trees walk and objects talk and the mayor is the title character, a friendly dragon.
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
Some historians believe, as The Oregonian/OregonLive has reported, that the tunnels weren’t actually used to shanghai -- that is, abduct men and force them to join a ship’s crew.
—oregonlive, 26 Mar. 2020
The musical comedy is filled with zany pirates, zombie ships, mermaids and the plot revolves around a bumbling actor and his crew getting shanghaied by the terror of the high seas.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2019
To shanghai your wife into a mental health intervention would be a mistake.
—Y Jeanne Phillips, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Feb. 2018
That prompts the secretly protective Madea to shanghai Joe and the equally outrageous old-timers Hattie (Patrice Lovely) and Bam (Cassi Davis) for a trip to the lake to bring Tiffany back.
—Mike Scott, NOLA.com, 20 Oct. 2017
The ways in which our attention gets shanghaied by these companies makes us less good as citizens.
—Isaac Chotiner, Slate Magazine, 5 Oct. 2017
The idea of a summertime art festival has been shanghaied by the nonprofit Art Shanty Project.
—Bob Shaw, Twin Cities, 6 Jan. 2017
Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
Some historians believe, as The Oregonian/OregonLive has reported, that the tunnels weren’t actually used to shanghai -- that is, abduct men and force them to join a ship’s crew.
—oregonlive, 26 Mar. 2020
The musical comedy is filled with zany pirates, zombie ships, mermaids and the plot revolves around a bumbling actor and his crew getting shanghaied by the terror of the high seas.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2019
To shanghai your wife into a mental health intervention would be a mistake.
—Y Jeanne Phillips, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Feb. 2018
That prompts the secretly protective Madea to shanghai Joe and the equally outrageous old-timers Hattie (Patrice Lovely) and Bam (Cassi Davis) for a trip to the lake to bring Tiffany back.
—Mike Scott, NOLA.com, 20 Oct. 2017
The ways in which our attention gets shanghaied by these companies makes us less good as citizens.
—Isaac Chotiner, Slate Magazine, 5 Oct. 2017
The idea of a summertime art festival has been shanghaied by the nonprofit Art Shanty Project.
—Bob Shaw, Twin Cities, 6 Jan. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shanghai
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One photographer visited Uganda and captured the striking image of a mountain of snares, used to trap wildlife and confiscated by the nation’s rangers.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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That distinction captures the precarious foundation of today’s AI economy, which runs on venture-capital FOMO, not paying customers.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Although appearances can be deceiving.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Jan. 2026
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Ah, but appearances can be deceiving.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco Even the most blasé traveler will be impressed by this stately mansion atop Nob Hill.—
Forbes Travel Guide,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Nearly 130 players will be there to impress scouts and coaches from all 32 teams.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Wiles barely could make the tight final left-hand turn that had tricked Monsen.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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After all, seeing people who aren’t there is a common crutch for TV shows that want to trick their audience, bring back a fan-favorite character, or both.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 2026
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Last year, two men were convicted and sentenced to 25 years for plotting to kidnap and kill her in 2022.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Iran has dismissed as baseless allegations that its intelligence officers sought to kidnap or kill her.—
Kanishka Singh,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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When is it supposed to start snowing?—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
23 Jan. 2026
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Travel conditions this weekend will also be less than ideal as a result of the ferocious storm, especially on Sunday, when it is expected to snow the hardest.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Revolutionary Guard holds vast business interest across Iran, and sanctions could allow its assets in Europe to be seized.—
SAM McNEIL AND JON GAMBRELL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Gabbard was photographed in Fulton County on the day of the raid as the FBI seized 2020 election ballots.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Jan. 2026
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Tough conversations await Carolina in the offseason, provided a postseason berth does not delude them into thinking the team's trajectory remains upward.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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Atheists wrote that my father deluded himself.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Dec. 2025
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“Shanghai.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shanghai. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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