Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spirited (away or off)
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The limited series depicts Hamas‘ 2023 surprise attack which killed 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals and kidnapped 251 others.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Sep. 2025 -
In September 2022, schoolteacher Eliza Fletcher was kidnapped during an early morning run, and her body was later found near a vacant duplex.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Sep. 2025
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In the following months, they were seized at bus and train stations, beaten at a hospital and abducted by ambulance.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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The attack killed nearly 1,200 Israelis and abducted 251 hostages, according to Israeli figures.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Infrastructure must adapt to the pace of markets, users and workloads—subscribing to capabilities, renting intelligence and viewing the internet as an orchestration layer rather than a possession.—
Vincentas Grinius,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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More daring vacationers can rent kayaks or hop on a whale-watching excursion, Sunset said.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 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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