SPIRITED (AWAY OR OFF) Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

spirited (away or off)

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Definition of spirited (away or off)

past tense of spirit (away or off)

as in fastened (on)

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In Enola Holmes 3, Enola seems to be getting her happy ending by marrying Lord Tewkesbury, but the plan is disrupted by news that Sherlock has been kidnapped.

— Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
Is the host worried about being kidnapped again during this year's premiere?

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026

Definition of kidnapped

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One year after being abducted on-air, Big Brother host Julie Chen Moonves looks back on surviving that harrowing incident.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026
Walker was abducted, raped, tortured and murdered after attending a Valentine’s Day dance with her boyfriend.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

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One, rented to Kimberly Walker, became the Granada Bistro in 2009 because of the sign that still hung over head.

— Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
That means a one-bedroom apartment could rent for about $3,000 a month under the current Miami-Dade cap, though Pine Development’s proposal said rents would be far cheaper, at about $1,400 a month.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026

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There were 27 people inside the store at the time, including two who became partially entrapped but were able to free themselves and safely leave, according to local authorities.

— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 6 July 2026
Two people were partially entrapped in the debris but managed to free themselves and safely escape the building.

— Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026

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