spiriting

Definition of spiritingnext
present participle of spirit
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiriting
Verb
  • The Unit was responsible for snatching former Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.
    David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
  • The video game company generated buzz in 2021 after retail investors, mobilizing on Reddit, started snatching up GameStop shares, driving it up more than 2,000%.
    Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • Through a combination of archival footage, interviews with surviving contemporaries, and many, many photos, the film attempts to get to the bottom of Avedon’s distinct knack for capturing celebrities at their very best.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
  • The docuseries, which Scolari is directing, has begun filming, including at the Cannes Film Festival where the production is capturing a reunion between princess Yassmin and her cousin Cyrus Pahlavi.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 May 2026
Verb
  • The laws, which her party backed in recent years, eliminated preliminary detention in certain cases and raised the threshold for seizing criminal assets.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 May 2026
  • Hollander plays a vicious Irish mobster hell bent on seizing the palatial estate Reno has dedicated his life to protect after its heir runs afoul of his compatriots abroad.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 May 2026
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“Spiriting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiriting. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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