as in to fasten (on)
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spirit (away or off)
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The objective, when solely looking at the characters, doesn’t mesh with the struggles that have come before.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
21 Oct. 2025 -
The style’s 100-percent organic cotton composition, too, will ensure these babies last you for years on end, meshing well with everything from Fair Isle sweaters to your sexiest date-night halter tops.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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Zalmanovich was abducted alive from his house at Kibbutz Nir Oz in southern Israel and is thought to have been killed in captivity on November 17, 2023, at the age of 85.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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How was Robert Berchtold able to abduct Jan Broberg for a second time?—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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On October 7, 2023, militants led by Hamas stormed into Israel, killing some 1,200 people and kidnapping about another 250 in a coordinated attack that blindsided the country.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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The peculiar requirement is an homage to Emma Stone’s character in the film, who is a bald-headed CEO who ends up kidnapped and suspected of being an alien.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
18 Oct. 2025
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Eliza had been enmeshed in world-historical events through the careers of her father and her husband.—
Jane Kamensky,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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Last month, Zerohash raised $104 million in funding from financial firms including Morgan Stanley and Interactive Brokers, part of its strategy to enmesh itself with banks and brokers that are building crypto products.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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Courts have sometimes concluded the government's conduct was outrageous when police have used brutality against a defendant or government agents entrapped a defendant.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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The Eagles, at times, struggled to entrap the eighth-year veteran quarterback.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Spirit (away or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spirit%20%28away%20or%20off%29. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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