shanghais

present tense third-person singular of shanghai

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Verb
  • Another common mistake people make is rounding their shoulders forward, which abducts the scapula (moves the shoulder blades apart from one another).
    Jenny McCoy, SELF, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Escaped from the gross goo sack, the Xenomorph abducts Hermit at the end of Episode 2, leaving Wendy to go after him once again.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In the epilogue, Edward kidnaps Bella.
    USA Today, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
  • But there’s also no one to see if someone kidnaps you, which does happen to a girl at one point in the book.
    Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Seeing empty floor tricks the brain into thinking there is more space than there is.
    Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
  • In one common attack, known as GPS spoofing, hackers transmit false location data that tricks a drone into flying off course.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Draghi noted that Europe captures just 5% of global venture capital funds, while the US commands 52%.
    Jan Hammer, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The video captures the them bending forward, flexing smoothly at the knees and hips, as well as lifting slightly off the ground in a motion that closely resembles a human warm-up exercise.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • If Europe seizes this opportunity, quantum computing has the power to be a genuine differentiator for the continent, and shape our economy, and world, for the better.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The Athletic’s Daniel Popper believes a trade could be on the horizon if neither back seizes the opportunity ahead.
    Andy Behrens, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Now, Wilson is showing off his brand's latest back-to-school collection as part of Macy's x Rookie kids fashion show, and his three eldest kids walked the runway.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
  • There’s also never really a good explanation for why the population of campers has dwindled, beyond Charlie Brown telling Sally that kids her age just want to watch TV instead of heading outdoors for fun.
    Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • BlackRock’s Rieder impresses The Treasury officials also for the first time provided some insight into Bessent’s thinking about the criteria used to decide who to pick for the job.
    Steve Liesman, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
  • No matter the screen time, Wolk impresses.
    Vincent Perella, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Shanghais.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shanghais. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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