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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spirited (away or off)
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But when the ruthless Mafia boss Nicola Grimaldi discovers his young son has been kidnapped and murdered, the suspect and Grimaldi’s former friend Vito seeks refuge with police.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025 -
Tanzi was on death row for more than two decades for the 2000 murder of 49-year-old Janet Acosta, who was attacked in broad daylight on her lunch break, kidnapped, raped and strangled.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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Joe is abducted from his bed and delivered to a therapeutic boarding school with controversial methods.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2025
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Peterson has maintained that Laci was abducted by burglars.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
12 Mar. 2025
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The group who rents out the synagogue decided that women are allowed to pants, though Barbara notes that she’s never seen the pastor’s wife in anything but skirts or dresses.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 June 2025
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Next, supply chain leaders should recognize that a significant portion of the complex web of interactions in supply chains occurs among assets that are rented rather than owned.—
Shekar Natarajan,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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“Spirited (away or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spirited%20%28away%20or%20off%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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