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
  • 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
  • In The Three Amigos, a trio of American actors who have played heroic gunslingers in a series of popular silent films, are accidentally hired by the villagers of Santa Poco to protect them from the villainous bandit leader, El Guapo, who kidnaps a beautiful villager to be his unwilling bride.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Still, nothing tricks us into the spirit of autumn quite like scent.
    Raquel Reichard, Refinery29, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The interference has included both jamming—overpowering communications with strong radio signals—and spoofing, which tricks receivers into misreading their location or even the time.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That dual identity—elegant dress watch with motorsport DNA—captures Ferrier’s unique perspective as both racer and artisan.
    Carol Besler, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Powered by a mellow-yet rhythmic Afrobeats tune, the cheeky track finds Miko lusting over a stripper in this seductive narrative that captures an undeniable connection between the two.
    Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Against her will, Fadia becomes trapped in an asylum while her cousin seizes her inheritance, depriving her of even her right to grieve.
    Jenny S. Li, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Amelia Mitcham seizes opportunity to help her neighborhood A local investor has renovated a former tavern in Milwaukee's Merrill Park neighborhood.
    Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 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
  • Unless Nikishin really impresses in that regard or Miller finds a previously unseen level, the Hurricanes don’t have that.
    The Athletic NHL, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • In the first of two classes with fake guns that don’t fire real bullets, Tamra impresses Jenn and Emily with her target-shooting skills.
    Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Shanghais.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shanghais. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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