SPIRIT (AWAY OR OFF) Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

spirit (away or off)

verb

Definition of spirit (away or off)

as in to fasten (on)

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The Portuguese water dog breed is hypoallergenic, according to the Portuguese Water Dog Club of America, which meshes well with the Obama family's allergies.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026
But the most fascinating part of the process is seeing all the moves come together — or fail to mesh — when football begins.

— Daniel Popper, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

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In June, in a southeastern area facing a prolonged dry spell, men abducted a rainmaker named Albino Lobillia and buried him alive, according to witnesses.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
The thriller novel by author Lee Child was originally released in 1998, and as the comment suggests, follows Jack Reacher and a politician’s daughter as they are abducted by a radical militia to be used as leverage in political negotiations.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026

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Sanon, 67, was indicted with several others, including four South Florida men who were convicted earlier this year on conspiracy charges stemming from the plot to kidnap and kill the president.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026
Some thought he had been eaten by a tiger, but my dad was pretty sure he’d been kidnapped by the Chinese.

— Taryn Simon, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of kidnap

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For the difficult and dangerous business of selling secrets—the challenge of finding a buyer, the constant fear of getting betrayed or entrapped—BlackNet would do what eBay did for the garage sale.

— Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Democrats called the hearing a politically motivated attempt at entrapping Fauci and praised the scientist for his work during the pandemic.

— Lauran Neergaard, Fortune, 29 July 2026

Definition of entrap

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