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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spirited (away or off)
Verb
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The governor was embroiled in a scandal in 2023 involving the Sinaloa cartel, in which his name was published in a letter written by a then-Sinaloa cartel capo whose leaders of a rival faction the cartel had kidnapped.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 May 2026 -
Cartel members stole ballot boxes and kidnapped or intimidated opponents to drop out of the race to ensure his victory, according to the indictment.—
Mauricio Torres,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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The suspect, Jefferson Lewis, allegedly abducted the girl at an Indigenous community near Alice Springs in the central Australia at the weekend.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
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The suspect, Jefferson Lewis, allegedly abducted the girl at an Indigenous community near Alice Springs in the central Australia over the weekend.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Verb
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His late father, Miguel Oceguera, emigrated from Mexico and rented a cot from a family friend in the basement downstairs in 1973.—
Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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For regular Americans, the stagflation debate is not abstract, showing up in every job search and in every monthly cost from utility bills to rent payments.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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At least one person was entrapped in the wreckage, according to the Forney Police Department.—
Steven Rosenbaum,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 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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“Spirited (away or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spirited%20%28away%20or%20off%29. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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