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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spirited (away or off)
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They were forced on kidnapped and sold Africans who were brutally crammed into ships as well as in slave markets in the Deep South.—
Terry Tang,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026 -
During their journey to the United States, Jacob saw dead bodies while trekking through the jungle, was kidnapped and robbed at gunpoint with his parents, witnessed a rape, and had to sell candy and beg for money, his dad said.—
Claudia Boyd-Barrett,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Three weeks later, a hunter found Wanner's body dumped in a remote area near Foresthill, about 35 miles from where she was abducted.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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James Boyard, a Haitian police officer and security expert, was abducted Thursday morning in Raimbol in the Bourdon neighborhood as the family traveled through the capital to see a doctor after a restless night caring for their sick daughter.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
14 June 2026
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Guests can also rent Freedom Flyer cruiser bikes to pedal around the property and to nearby shops like Brewster Book Store, The Brewster Store, and Pelo Mar boutique.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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For Mosta, the bet is that owning the dollar moving through the system beats renting someone else's.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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The Grimm Brothers fairy tale follows a pair of famished siblings who get lost in the woods and entrapped by a child-eating witch, after stumbling upon her cottage made of candy.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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Ognall said that Stagg had been entrapped, and ruled that any evidence gathered from the operation was inadmissible in court.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
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