Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spirited (away or off)
Verb
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In May, two seafarers aboard a cargo vessel anchored in the Bay of Port-au-Prince were kidnapped after gunmen boarded their ship.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
14 June 2026 -
Nancy, the 84-year-old mother of Today anchor Savannah Guthrie, has been missing since February 1, feared kidnapped from her Tucson, Arizona home.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
12 June 2026
Verb
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In a few shocking cases, Madres were abducted and disappeared themselves, including the mother of Ana María Careaga (Careaga, who appears in the film, herself was abducted, brought to a secret lair and tortured by the agents of the military regime).—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
10 Dec. 2025
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In 2024, a man survived after he was abducted from his Baltimore County home in an incident that was captured on a security camera.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
8 Dec. 2025
Verb
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There was no doorman and no stained glass, and the radiator in the two-bedroom that Goldberg rented for $1,200 was peeling paint.—
Jesse Armas,
Curbed,
16 June 2026
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Also, the lower Guadalupe River begins at the Canyon Lake dam and winds through the Texas Hill Country to New Braunfels, allowing plenty of opportunities to rent a tube and float your way down the river, which also boasts beautiful water.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
Verb
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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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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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“Spirited (away or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spirited%20%28away%20or%20off%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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