as in escaped
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
the burglar was trying to abscond with the jewels when he tumbled down the stairs
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Recent Examples of absconded
Vandals stole the control stick out of an R train in December while it was parked underground in southern Brooklyn, a month after an unknown thief absconded with two-way radios from a specialized work train parked in the Coney Island Yard.
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Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
Guthrie and her siblings recorded videos, pleading for news, for help, for a merciful change of heart from whoever had absconded with their mom.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
Three months later, another seven players from the senior national team absconded in the same country.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The Natives absconded with some cattle, as well as with a young widow named Camila.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
Mercury was already known to police as a troubled youth who’d frequently absconded from home and detention centers.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 28 Feb. 2026
His brooding blue eyes are being absconded with by a Sri Lankan eBay user.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
Otherwise, a relationship with an AI will not be until death do us part — but until the developer has absconded with your personal information and deleted your spouse.
—Lori Andrews, Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2026
Otherwise, a relationship with an AI will not be until death do us part — but until the developer has absconded with your personal information and deleted your spouse.
—Lori Andrews, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
Guthrie and her siblings recorded videos, pleading for news, for help, for a merciful change of heart from whoever had absconded with their mom.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
Three months later, another seven players from the senior national team absconded in the same country.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The Natives absconded with some cattle, as well as with a young widow named Camila.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
Mercury was already known to police as a troubled youth who’d frequently absconded from home and detention centers.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 28 Feb. 2026
His brooding blue eyes are being absconded with by a Sri Lankan eBay user.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
Otherwise, a relationship with an AI will not be until death do us part — but until the developer has absconded with your personal information and deleted your spouse.
—Lori Andrews, Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2026
Otherwise, a relationship with an AI will not be until death do us part — but until the developer has absconded with your personal information and deleted your spouse.
—Lori Andrews, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for absconded
Verb
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Stray bits of hair escaped my ponytail and stung my eyes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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The injured duckling was treated at a veterinary clinic while the other ducklings escaped the area with the mother duck.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Tanya Veluz fled the Eaton Fire with her 10-year-old as ash and embers rained down.—
Aarne Heikkila,
NBC news,
14 May 2026
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Refugees fled south as communist troops stormed down Highway 1, heading for the nation’s capital, Saigon.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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“Absconded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absconded. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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