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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiriting
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Burnley exposed this by snatching a point at Anfield on Saturday when the home team had spent the majority of the match in the opposition half.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026 -
The event will also include a Dolly look-alike contest, a baking contest using Dolly Parton’s Baking Mixes, complimentary chair massages, a nail pop-up bar and a wig-snatching competition.—
Mars Salazar,
Austin American Statesman,
16 Jan. 2026
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By capturing and using the static electricity in compressed air, this system offers a sustainable way to generate electricity while also neutralizing hazardous charges that pose safety risks.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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Like Dostoyevsky, Capote doesn’t portray his killers as demonic ciphers, instead capturing their messy complexity.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2026
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But seizing current oil production is one thing; overhauling Venezuela's entire oil industry would be another.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
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Trump has occasionally discussed seizing Greenland since his first term but few initially took his threats seriously.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Spiriting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiriting. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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