as in kidnaping
the unlawful or forcible carrying away of a person or animal
discredited reports of abductions by aliens
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Recent Examples of abduction
Tsurkov's abduction was later confirmed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office.
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Terry Collins, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Though Andre officially ended things with his other flame, Ashley (Jen Jacob), Dani's daughter's abduction has forced her to spend some questionable quality time with her ex-husband Bill (Timon Kyle Durrett), who, it should be noted, shares a last name with Devon Winters' birth mother Yolanda.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025
And once she is threatened with abduction by the villains, Ziva is back in glamorously brutal action to protect her.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Season three finds former British spy Sylvia Fox, played by Silent Witness star Emilia Fox, mentally and physically recovered from her abduction at the end Season 2 and back to enjoying her life in Italy.
—Peter White, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
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Terry Collins, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Though Andre officially ended things with his other flame, Ashley (Jen Jacob), Dani's daughter's abduction has forced her to spend some questionable quality time with her ex-husband Bill (Timon Kyle Durrett), who, it should be noted, shares a last name with Devon Winters' birth mother Yolanda.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025
And once she is threatened with abduction by the villains, Ziva is back in glamorously brutal action to protect her.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Season three finds former British spy Sylvia Fox, played by Silent Witness star Emilia Fox, mentally and physically recovered from her abduction at the end Season 2 and back to enjoying her life in Italy.
—Peter White, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abduction
Noun
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Jamel McGriff, 42, a Bronx ex-con with a decades-long rap sheet, has been charged with 14 counts of murder and 37 charges in total, including kidnapping, burglary, robbery, arson, weapons offenses, grand larceny and identity theft, the Queens County District Attorney’s Office said.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The prosecutor turned to the day of the kidnapping.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
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The man, who has been identified by media as Christian Brueckner, had been serving a seven-year sentence that stemmed from his 2019 conviction for the rape of a 72-year-old American woman in Portugal.—
Peter Wilkinson,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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As of 2025, Tate is under multiple investigations for human trafficking, rape and forming an organized crime group.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Abduction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abduction. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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