abscond (with)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abscond (with)
Verb
  • The late-night attempt to spirit the children out of the country left many traumatized and fearful, according to court documents.
    Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
  • And of course, politicians were more than happy to inflame these divisions to help spirit them into office.
    Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • As demand for housing surged during the pandemic amid a widespread lack of inventory across the country, home prices shot through the roof—adding millions of dollars in real estate wealth to those who have managed to snatch a property or already owned one.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • When tickets to those shows went on sale and fans struggled to purchase seats snatched up by resellers, however, the vocalist expressed her frustration on her Story.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Yang noted that this data is nearly impossible to capture with human athletes.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Its reversible design offers you the unique opportunity to decorate with the seasons—the lighter side for spring and summer and the darker to capture the moodiness of fall and winter.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Dragons seized another possession with a fumble recovery from Parker Harris — that set up a 10-play scoring drive capped by a four-yard rushing score from Renda.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2025
  • At trial in December 2023, the jury found Jean — who owned homes in Wellington, Florida, and Long Island, New York, that were seized by authorities — guilty of conspiracy and four wire fraud counts.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Still, plenty of players have had fast starts to their careers only to be waylaid by health issues or bizarre regressions.
    Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
  • McDonald had grown up attending church services, but decades of addiction and abuse had waylaid her.
    Jillian Steinhauer, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Abscond (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abscond%20%28with%29. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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