Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spirited (away or off)
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His family believes Israeli operatives kidnapped him to get information about the case and took him to Israel.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026 -
Over the years, those proxies, including Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad, the Houthis and more have murdered, raped, tortured and kidnapped thousands.—
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Mar. 2026
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Middlesex police said on Tuesday that officers were called to the Love's Truck Stop on Harrisburg Pike in Carlisle around noon to assist in locating a child who had been abducted from Martinsburg earlier in the day.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Guthrie has been absent from the morning show since her mother Nancy Guthrie was abducted from her Tucson-area home early last month.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Those looking to get beyond the most popular spots can rent a boat and explore on their own, or hire a private charter to explore the remote shores that few visitors see.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Mar. 2026
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Once that’s done, Boise will have added some 360 acres of industrial buildings since 2022, most of it built to rent without a specific tenant in mind.—
Mark Dee
March 3,
Idaho Statesman,
3 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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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 10 Mar. 2026.
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