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as in kidnaped
to carry away (as a person) forcibly or unlawfully
the gangsters planned to abduct the industrialist's young daughter and demand a huge ransom from her family
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Recent Examples of abducted
Katie Campione, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
Peterson has maintained that Laci was abducted by burglars.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
The men abducted Mousa and he was found five hours later lying in the street with gunshot wounds to his chest and abdomen, the relative said.
—Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
Reyes was taken from her father’s life in October 1999 when the toddler’s mom, Rosa Tenorio, abducted the child from his New Haven home and took her to Puebla, roughly 70 miles southeast of Mexico City.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
The child was abducted by Chinese police and brought to an unknown location deep inside the country.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Mar. 2025
The woman was just two years old in October 1999 when she was abducted by her mother, Rosa Tenorio, the New Haven Police Department said in a press release.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
Based on where Marguerite was likely abducted and subsequently found, authorities believe the killer was familiar with Phoenixville and the surrounding area.
—Nicolás Viñuela, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2025
Manning then allegedly abducted Giuliana, according to the highway patrol.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 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
Peterson has maintained that Laci was abducted by burglars.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
The men abducted Mousa and he was found five hours later lying in the street with gunshot wounds to his chest and abdomen, the relative said.
—Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
Reyes was taken from her father’s life in October 1999 when the toddler’s mom, Rosa Tenorio, abducted the child from his New Haven home and took her to Puebla, roughly 70 miles southeast of Mexico City.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
The child was abducted by Chinese police and brought to an unknown location deep inside the country.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Mar. 2025
The woman was just two years old in October 1999 when she was abducted by her mother, Rosa Tenorio, the New Haven Police Department said in a press release.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
Based on where Marguerite was likely abducted and subsequently found, authorities believe the killer was familiar with Phoenixville and the surrounding area.
—Nicolás Viñuela, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2025
Manning then allegedly abducted Giuliana, according to the highway patrol.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Abducted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abducted. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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