spirited (away or off)

verb

Definition of spirited (away or off)next
past tense of spirit (away or off)
as in fastened (on)

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  1. kidnapped
  2. abducted
  3. rent
  4. entrapped
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  • As a result, Affleck stars as a Los Angeles mayoral candidate struggling to amass a ransom after his son is kidnapped.
    — A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Hazardous place for journalists Haiti has become an increasingly hazardous environment for journalists, who have been kidnapped and killed, caught in the crossfire of gang attacks and had their vehicles fired on by police.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of kidnapped
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  • Greg Baker Early on, investigators and the family believed Erica had been abducted.
    — Yana Johnson, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Some of those notes were believed to be authentic, so the belief is that Nancy was abducted for ransom.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of abducted
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  • The second floor was rented to a series of young men, including a DJ, who used the 2,250-square-foot loft to his advantage.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026
  • People earning minimum wage in these areas would need to work 54 hours a week to afford rent for a one-bedroom apartment.
    — Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of rent
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  • For the difficult and dangerous business of selling secrets—the challenge of finding a buyer, the constant fear of getting betrayed or entrapped—BlackNet would do what eBay did for the garage sale.
    — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Robert is unwittingly entrapped, and has absconded with something mob bigwig Lombardi wants revenge for.
    — Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of entrapped
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