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spiriting (away or off)

verb

present participle of spirit (away or off)
as in fastening (on)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiriting (away or off)
  1. kidnapping
  2. abducting
  3. meshing
Verb
  • Someone had come up with the idea of kidnapping Shergar and holdin' him to ransom.
    — Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Five people have been indicted for allegedly kidnapping a man at gunpoint in Hartford earlier this year and holding him ransom.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of kidnapping
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  • Clinton retaliates by abducting Terrance and Phillip and threatening to execute them, signaling his intent to invade Canada.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Working off a few vague details, Bret begins to imagine a link between Robert and a serial killer known as the Trawler, who has been abducting and torturing young women around Los Angeles.
    — Leo Lasdun, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of abducting
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  • Season 1 was well received, capturing the spirit of Keyes’ book series about the chaotic, dysfunctional, but lovable Dublin family, and meshing comedic moments with serious drama.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The hope is to spend the next few weeks of the offseason camp meshing those skills and personalities.
    — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
Definition of meshing
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“Spiriting (away or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiriting%20%28away%20or%20off%29. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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