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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Many of the kids who go missing are victims of crime – abducted from their neighborhoods, homes and schools, subjected to physical and psychological abuse, and, in some tragic cases, killed.—
Itay Ravid,
The Conversation,
13 Mar. 2026
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She was abducted over a month ago, and to this day, the police have very few solid leads.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
10 Mar. 2026
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Cuevas, who accompanied the Galvez family on that 2014 Florida trip and helped rent the van to give those half-dozen children an unforgettable day at the beach, was trying to figure out a way to celebrate his friend’s upcoming birthday when word came Tony had died.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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Early 20th-century deed covenants explicitly barred Black, Chinese, or Japanese residents from buying or renting homes in the neighborhood.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
10 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 15 Mar. 2026.
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