spirited (away or off)

verb

Definition of spirited (away or off)next
past tense of spirit (away or off)
as in fastened (on)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spirited (away or off)
  1. kidnapped
  2. abducted
  3. rent
  4. entrapped
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  • According to Darshan-Leitner, after Samerano was shot to death by terrorists, his body was picked up by UNRWA workers, placed in a UNRWA vehicle and kidnapped to Gaza.
    — Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • New Investigation Discovery series The Serial Killer Connection explores those through the case of true monster Richard Evonitz, who kidnapped and killed at least three teenage girls in the '80s and '90s.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of kidnapped
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  • Detectives tied all this back to a shooting in North Miami around midnight at an apartment complex at 14040 Biscayne Blvd, where deputies say Bethune was abducted.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Authorities in Southern California are searching for four children allegedly abducted by their mother, who was prevented by a court order from removing them from their Reseda home.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of abducted
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  • Insider tip Bring (or rent) a car and use the speedy on-site valet which will whisk your vehicle in and out for adventures beyond the city center.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Some fans even moved in, buying $100,000 homes or renting $380-per-month apartments in surrounding subdivisions.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of rent
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  • How else could that show have ended, the way people were being entrapped, and, certainly, with the dubious legality of it all?
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Berry created a set that entrapped the pair with the landscape as well.
    — Emily Zemler, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of entrapped
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