shanghais

verb

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

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words
2
as in hoodwinks

Related Words

Example Sentences

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
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • The rest of the carousel captures carefree family moments in the sun, from beach outings to poolside fun.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
  • More high-quality footage that captures the orca’s dorsal fins and signature eye patches can help identify individuals.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 July 2026
Definition of captures
Verb
  • In effect, RedHook tricks the phone into connecting to its own powerful debugging controls, giving the malware deeper access without a computer.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
  • Exterior walls, similarly, may be warmer than an interior wall, which tricks the thermostat and causes the AC to run longer than necessary.
    — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 15 July 2026
Definition of tricks
Verb
  • Rhaenyra, queen of the Blacks, seizes the Iron Throne in King’s Landing with the support of Alicent, who has simply had enough of her unstable and terrible sons.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 July 2026
  • Trump seizes America’s 250th-birthday spotlight, headlining the Great American State Fair, hosting a UFC bout at the White House and promoting new passports, $250 bills and coins bearing his image.
    — Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
Definition of seizes
Verb
  • Idaho law mandates that kids age 14 or younger wear a life jacket on the water, according to the city.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 22 June 2026
  • For children ages four and up, there’s the Adventure Zone kids club with indoor slides and arts and crafts, while fish feeding and guided nature walks happen at the Eco Centre.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Definition of kids
Verb
  • But there’s a version of Blaze’s playtime with Jessie where Smarty served as the twist villain in her spy story, and kidnaps the Tamagotchi, who was a baby in the playtime.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 22 June 2026
  • Norm Green kidnaps our former hockey team to Texas, a place where ice is exclusively used to chill Lone Stars.
    — DP Opinion, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
Definition of kidnaps
Verb
  • 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
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

shanghaiing
shanghais
Shangri-la
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Shanghais.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shanghais. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation

More from Merriam-Webster on shanghais

Nglish: Translation of shanghais for Spanish Speakers

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of kludge

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Democracy or Republic: What's the difference?

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

Why does English have so many silent letters?

Every Letter Is Silent, Sometimes: A-Z List of Examples
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

The Longest Long Words List

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

The Words of the Week - Jul 24

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)
See More

Popular

See More

Democracy or Republic: What's the difference?

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
chain-question-mark
Missing Link Quiz July 2026 Five seconds to figure out the word that fits bot...
See All