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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spirited (away or off)
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And the best way to do it was to deny any possibility of interstate or international transport of the person's body or kidnapped.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026 -
The bone found near the Tucson home of Nancy Guthrie, believed to have been kidnapped from that residence in February, is not evidence of a crime, according to local officials.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
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The 84-year-old is suspected to have been abducted from her bedroom in the early morning hours.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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It’s been well over 100 months since Nancy Guthrie was allegedly abducted from her Arizona home.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
14 May 2026
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McMahon said Bowfield Green are market rate apartments, and 20% of Founder’s Square apartments are rented to tenants who are make 80% of the area median income.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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The investigation found that accounts for companies such as Uber, Lyft and DoorDash can be bought or rented online without providing identification.—
Amy Corral,
CBS News,
12 May 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 17 May. 2026.
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