shanghaied

verb

past tense of shanghai
1
as in captured

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2
as in tricked

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shanghaied
  1. captured
  2. tricked
  3. kidnapped
  4. hoodwinked
  5. waylaid
  6. deceived
  7. seized
  8. duped
Verb
  • Israel captured East Jerusalem and the West Bank in the 1967 war.
    — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
  • One of the iconic Chicago Bears photos from 1985, shot during a minicamp practice in the spring, captured Walter Payton with one finger on his left hand tugging down the shorts of fullback Matt Suhey, who was lined up in the I-formation.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of captured
Verb
  • Because you can get tricked very quickly into thinking that acting is all about me.
    — David Katz, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
  • In the past couple of years, deepfakes have already tricked large firms like Arup into wiring $25 million to scammers.
    — Allyson Kapin, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of tricked
Verb
  • As a result, Affleck stars as a Los Angeles mayoral candidate struggling to amass a ransom after his son is kidnapped.
    — A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Hazardous place for journalists Haiti has become an increasingly hazardous environment for journalists, who have been kidnapped and killed, caught in the crossfire of gang attacks and had their vehicles fired on by police.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of kidnapped
Verb
  • The trick is to not get hoodwinked by the illusion of a deal.
    — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 7 June 2026
  • To this day, a portion of the left-wing Democratic elite views Obama as a charlatan who hoodwinked their voters into supporting him.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Definition of hoodwinked
Verb
  • But that undertaking, primarily fueled by private dollars, has been waylaid due to getting a needed booster flight-qualified.
    — Leonard David, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • What had been perhaps Buxton’s finest overall season has been waylaid by a hip impingement that’s twice landed him on the IL and wrecked his production even when on the field since the start of July.
    — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of waylaid
Verb
  • Furious at having been deceived her whole life, Kylie hops on the next plane to the Owens’ ancestral home in England with the intent of breaking the curse once and for all.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Now some say the operation has left them feeling deceived and questioning whether the White House considered their safety.
    — Scott Nover, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of deceived
Verb
  • Masterson’s detractors have seized on the rebrand as an attempt to minimize his connection to Trump in a year when national Republicans worry the president’s polarizing leadership could cost the party majorities in the House and Senate.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Agents also seized a semiautomatic handgun and $11,800 in cash, the outlet reported.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of seized
Verb
  • That left some Boiseans, like former city council member Sara Baker, feeling duped.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The film follows Silibil N’ Brains — two aspiring Scottish rappers who, after being mocked for their accents, rebranded themselves as Californian emcees and duped their way into a record deal with Sony.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of duped
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