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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spirited (away or off)
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In May 2020, Francisco kidnapped the teen and kept her inside a trailer in Ripley, about 25 miles southwest of Dunkirk, for nearly two weeks before police rescued her, prosecutors said.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
22 Sep. 2025 -
He was kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 from a base near the Gaza border and was released in May after 584 days in captivity, following negotiations between the US and Hamas.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
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While stranded, they were abducted by six men, who robbed the group and drove them around for hours before tying them up and fleeing.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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Carmen Miranda, 37, who was abducted from a car wash at 29th Street and Thomas Road, just blocks from where Goudeau lived, and shot to death in her car on June 29, 2006.—
Miguel Torres,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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And the Bethpage crowd won’t be alone in giving Team Europe a hard time, as at least one high-profile American golfer is planning on renting out a little space in Rory McIlroy’s brain this weekend.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Not only was the place once owned by Oscar-winning songwriter Jimmy Van Heusen, who was frequently visited by his close friends Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby, but the original Dracula actor Bela Lugosi had also rented the residence in the early 1930s while his house nearby was being built.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
25 Sep. 2025
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In this version, Washington stars as the head of Stackin’ Records, who gets entrapped in a ransom plot.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
16 Aug. 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 30 Sep. 2025.
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