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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spirited (away or off)
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Busby kidnapped Crane from the parking lot of a Tom Thumb grocery store in Fort Worth.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2026 -
The thriller, based on the bestselling book The Chain by Adrian McKinty, follows Rachel (Comer), a suburban mom who must consider the unthinkable when her daughter is kidnapped.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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The 84-year-old is suspected to have been abducted from her bedroom in the early morning hours.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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It’s been well over 100 months since Nancy Guthrie was allegedly abducted from her Arizona home.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
14 May 2026
Verb
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The Avalanche forward wouldn’t say which current Golden Knights player is renting his residence in Las Vegas, but good luck finding a juicier subplot in this Western Conference Final than Roy’s full-circle trajectory over the past 11 months.—
Nate Peterson,
Denver Post,
19 May 2026
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Edible Ideas also rents wedding venues such as Belle Manor near Burleson and Classic Oaks near Mansfield.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 May 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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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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“Spirited (away or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spirited%20%28away%20or%20off%29. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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