Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abscond (with)
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The play spirits us into the busy activities of a woman managing the daily economies of a Stratford household — dressing her children, taking care of provisions, fielding letters from a husband whose career keeps him away in London.—
Rhoda Feng,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2026 -
Over the weekend, Islamic extremists launched at least six attacks in Borno and Yobe states and in the wider Lake Chad region, spiriting away trucks and military hardware from the bases, according to security analysts and security reports.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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However, Huang’s not convinced that AGI will cause a jobs reckoning, just like previous tech transformations weren’t able to snatch his job.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Max Verstappen snatched the torch from Lewis Hamilton and became one of the most unstoppable Formula 1 drivers in the sport from 2021 to 2024.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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Someone had stashed a film camera in an apartment high above the plaza, capturing a scene of rowdy onlookers feasting on sausage sandwiches and uncorking bottles of wine as—after a series of delays—the blade dropped on Weidmann’s nape.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Those ball-tracking cameras capture up to 300 frames per second, allowing the system to precisely locate each pitch within the strike zone and reconstruct its path.—
Neil Nakahodo,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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Police said that officers seized a quantity of marijuana and a gun that was later found to have been stolen.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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How Jewish villas in the posh Grunewald area were bought up or seized by Nazi bigshots, but now belong to Russian oligarchs.—
John Powers,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Abscond (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abscond%20%28with%29. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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