as in fastening (on)
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiriting (away or off)
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Schools as a grassroots power base also helps explain why the people of Minneapolis were able to mount a disciplined and effective defense against ICE when its agents began kidnapping their children on their way to and from school.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026 -
Tanner Horner, the former FedEx driver who pleaded guilty to kidnapping and killing 7-year-old Athena Strand, was sentenced to death Tuesday afternoon on the 17th day of his capital murder trial in Tarrant County.—
Harriet Ramos
May 5,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 May 2026
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She was charged with abducting a child under the age of 12 and abduction of a child by a relative.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Police said about 30 minutes after allegedly abducting the teen girl, the suspect took her to the gas station where Abohatem worked and told her to buy him cigarettes.—
Yi-Jin Yu,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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That’s the whole point; the Phillies have not been skilled at meshing younger players into this operation.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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There’s a difference between characters not meshing and actors not meshing, though.—
Theater Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
5 Feb. 2026
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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 12 May. 2026.
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