SHANGHAIING Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

shanghaiing 1 of 2

noun

as in seizure

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shanghaiing

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verb

present participle of shanghai

as in capturing

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as in deceiving

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Noun

The seizure was coordinated through the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' Wildlife Confiscations Network, of which the Aquarium of the Pacific is a founding member.

— John Donegan LONG BEACH POST, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
Activist networks and legal scholars are rehearsing doomsday scenarios, planning mass protests and advising judges on ballot seizures and ICE deployments, underscoring fears that the midterms could stress-test American democracy.

— Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of seizure

Verb

By capturing ambient light beneath the waves, underwater solar cells present a transformative solution to the long-standing power limitations of marine technology.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026
In the past 48 hours, the Houthis have dramatically tightened their grip on the shipping route, capturing both the port city of Mocha and - according to Yemeni government sources - the strategic Perim Island in the middle of the maritime chokepoint.

— Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of capturing

Verb

The public deserves to know which of his points were defensible and which were deceiving.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
At Ground Zero, 9/11 widow Terry Strada accused Saudi Arabia of deceiving victims’ families and urged the administration to rethink Washington’s close ties as a landmark lawsuit moves forward.

— Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of deceiving

Noun

In a mountain hamlet, avocado farming lifted once-poor families into the middle class, but opened the door to cartel extortion, kidnapping and fear.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The driver was found guilty at trial in June of kidnapping, rape and forcible penetration by use of a foreign object.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of kidnapping

Verb

At their height, jihadi groups proved capable of spectacular violence, forming alliances amid civil wars and even seizing territory.

— Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026
But the truth of it is that Sharaa forced his hand by seizing swathes of the SDF’s territory in a lightning offensive in January.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of seizing

Verb

This week, a council member in Paradise accused the group of duping him into appearing in a commercial without disclosing who was behind the campaign.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Apple’s decision to briefly remove Telegram from the App Store has been blamed on a blackmailer duping the company into executing a takedown, according to Telegram’s CEO.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of duping

Noun

In several other seemingly unrelated grievances – like the king’s use of the royal veto, impressment, and the collapse of the judiciary – minority groups shaped the declaration.

— Robert Parkinson, The Conversation, 24 June 2026
The Advertiser was edited by Samuel Adams for artisans and laborers fired up by their successful resistance to impressment—the Navy’s effort to grab men for forced service—and concerned about rising poverty in the postwar depression.

— Time, Time, 7 July 2025

Definition of impressment

Verb

Rushworth grew tired of waiting for a chance to disrupt the domination of Verbruggen and Steele in the No 1 and No 2 spots after a series of loans which culminated in him impressing at Coventry in the Championship last season.

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Granite Bay’s Isaiah Ene earns keep A four-year varsity starter at Granite Bay High in Placer County, Isaiah Ene earned his playing time in the opener after impressing coaches at running back in fall camp.

— Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026

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