Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spirited (away or off)
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Still in 1997, Reid kidnapped Angela Holmes and Michelle Mace from a Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop.—
Keith Sharon,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Oct. 2025 -
Her father Yehuda traveled to Washington DC after she was seized, trying to work the levers of power within the Biden administration to secure the release of Liat and her husband Aviv, who was also kidnapped.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
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An Austrian woman was abducted in January in Niger, and a Swiss citizen was abducted in April in the same country, Reuters reported.—
Michael Dorgan , Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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According to her book, she and her brother, Isaac Saltzman, were abducted by their dad, Leo Saltzman.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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The ordinance incentivizes people to potentially rent out their homes during the World Cup through platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo without having to pay taxes associated with the use of commercial spaces.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
23 Oct. 2025
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After a brief stint renting a home in Orrington, Maine (more on that below), the Kings returned to Lovell in 1979.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
23 Oct. 2025
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Courts have sometimes concluded the government's conduct was outrageous when police have used brutality against a defendant or government agents entrapped a defendant.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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In this version, Washington stars as the head of Stackin’ Records, who gets entrapped in a ransom plot.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
16 Aug. 2025
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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 27 Oct. 2025.
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