shanghais

verb

present tense third-person singular of shanghai
1
as in abducts

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as in hoodwinks

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shanghais
  1. abducts
  2. hoodwinks
  3. captures
  4. tricks
  5. seizes
  6. kids
  7. kidnaps
  8. deceives
Verb
  • The authorities take her to the hospital, where a man pretending to be a social worker nearly drugs and abducts her.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
  • As Fisk's anti-vigilante task force abducts dissidents off the street, locking them away in an undisclosed warehouse full of cages, Daredevil (Charlie Cox) becomes a symbol of rebellion for those willing to fight back.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
Definition of abducts
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  • Amarildo instantly controls a quick throw-in, skips away from one Czech defender, hoodwinks another with a hip-swerve and, spotting keeper Schrojf off his line, fires the ball in at the near post.
    — Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Definition of hoodwinks
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  • That its partner is the US military, rather than the big tech companies its peers have been wooing, captures a shift inside the private equity firm under CEO Harvey Schwartz, who has pivoted Carlyle back to its roots in the nation’s capital.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The technology exists, but the business never fully captures the value.
    — George Ninikas, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of captures
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  • Short crown layers build lift and help create volume, which tricks the eye into seeing more density overall, and face-framing pieces create visual fullness around the face.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Lord Ormund’s Gambit Lord Ormund has many, many tricks up his green sleeves.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of tricks
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  • Obreht is a writer who doesn’t rush into easy patterns of storytelling but seizes control from the jump.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Better, Cretton seizes small moments to put his stamp on this installment.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of seizes
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  • What everyday skills should kids practice before the first week of school?
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Running under the surface of the film is the anxiety that kids his age are lucky to secure any job, even one as low-paying and exploitative as Erika’s studio assistant.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of kids
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  • Increasingly isolated and paranoid—his fears being fueled by Wolfram & Hart’s manipulations—Wes kidnaps the baby Connor, intending to take him to safety.
    — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But the action ratchets back up as the Hand, an evil group of ninjas, kidnaps one of the mutants from the bar.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of kidnaps
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  • The complaint also claims that the image deceives customers into thinking Lipa has endorsed the product and dilutes her brand identity.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 11 May 2026
  • The fragmentary Ni 12501 tablet from the Early Dynastic III period of Mesopotamia breaks off when Fox deceives the inhabitants of the netherworld in his quest to retrieve the storm god Ishkur.
    — Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Definition of deceives
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