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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spirited (away or off)
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When Gordon’s nephew, John Paul Getty III, was kidnapped in Italy in 1973, Bill was dispatched with the ransom (a story dramatized in the FX series Trust, with Harris Dickinson as John Paul Getty III).—
Maya Singer,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2026 -
Say Nothing tackles this divisive period of history through a number of perspectives, including reluctant IRA member Dolours Price (Lola Petticrew) and those involved in the disappearance of Jean McConville, a single mother of 10 who was kidnapped by the group and never seen alive again.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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Janke on Thursday announced a $50,000 reward for information leading to Guthrie’s return or the conviction of whoever abducted her.—
Vivian Kwarm,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
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She was abducted from UC Berkeley by a small cadre of Bay Area militant radicals, who demanded her family pay to feed the poor en masse.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Some cities have small differences in monthly cost between renting and owning (like Phoenix, Arizona or Orlando, Florida), but others have major financial gaps (like San Francisco, California or Bridgeport, Connecticut).—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
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Others require that the owner live in the main property or that the dwelling units can only be rented to a blood relative of the property owner.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2026
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Stevenson insists that the goal of the Legacy Museum is not to present Alabama as irredeemably racist or forever entrapped by its past.—
Clint Smith,
The Atlantic,
19 Jan. 2026
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The Civic driver was extricated as Ramsubhag was received lifesaving measures while still entrapped the vehicle.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
18 Jan. 2026
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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 8 Feb. 2026.
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