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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spirited (away or off)
Verb
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But when the ruthless Mafia boss Nicola Grimaldi discovers his young son has been kidnapped and murdered, the suspect and Grimaldi’s former friend Vito seeks refuge with police.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025 -
Tanzi was on death row for more than two decades for the 2000 murder of 49-year-old Janet Acosta, who was attacked in broad daylight on her lunch break, kidnapped, raped and strangled.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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Joe is abducted from his bed and delivered to a therapeutic boarding school with controversial methods.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2025
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Peterson has maintained that Laci was abducted by burglars.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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To make ends meet, he’s relied on renting out part of his property, as well as cashing his monthly Social Security check.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
24 June 2025
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Homes worth more than $1 million which are rented out for most of the year would not be subject to the surcharge.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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“Spirited (away or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spirited%20%28away%20or%20off%29. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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