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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spirited (away or off)
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The Associated Press reported that Algerian authorities rejected a Vatican request for Leo to visit Médéa to pray at the Tibhirine monastery, the place where seven French Trappist monks were kidnapped and killed May 21, 1996, by Islamic extremists during the country’s civil war.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2026 -
Among those killed were 19 Catholics, including seven Trappist monks from the Tibhirine monastery south of Algiers, who were kidnapped and killed in 1996 by Islamic fighters.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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They are intended for the safe recovery of those under age 18 who have been abducted or whose circumstances indicate that the child is in danger of serious bodily harm or death.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Video evidence shows Horner abducted the 7-year-old while delivering a package to her home.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Apr. 2026
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The idea behind the West Dade Government Center is to find a permanent home for the county’s permitting center, which currently rents office space at a strip mall in the Tamiami area.—
Douglas Hanks
April 8,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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The share of adults 65 and over looking to rent with a roommate has tripled in the past decade, according to the listings site SpareRoom.—
Suzanne Nuyen,
NPR,
7 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 14 Apr. 2026.
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