abscond (with)

verb

Definition of abscond (with)next
as in to spirit

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abscond (with)
  1. spirit
  2. snatch
  3. capture
  4. seize
  5. waylay
Verb
  • Many objects were spirited away to a safe location.
    Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2024
  • All were spirited on a long journey west to a safer location.
    Seyward Darby, Longreads, 7 Aug. 2024
Definition of spirit
Verb
  • Though his men currently six points clear at the La Liga summit over Madrid, Flick refuses to accept that Barca is the favourite to snatch the top domestic prize back from Los Blancos.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
  • While Harris in her speech promised to take the United States in a new direction if elected, remarks from Biden from earlier Tuesday snatched the spotlight away from his vice president.
    Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of snatch
Verb
  • Watching Kwon up against this big guy is pretty great, especially when he gets kicked hard into the camera capturing all this.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
  • But Kerr’s point stands: Only casual fans would ever use basic counting stats to try to capture Green’s impact.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of capture
Verb
  • Six of the firearms seized at his home were legally registered to him.
    Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Cuellar's main challenger, Republican Jay Furman, a Navy veteran, has seized upon the scandal, running his campaign with anti-corruption and security as central themes.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of seize
Verb
  • Making matters worse, the strike paused waylaid the majority of the plane models making up Boeing’s order backlog.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Rocky Horror is based on a horror template stretching at least back to 1932’s The Old Dark House: a couple of waylaid, straitlaced travelers end up taking shelter in a house full of freaks.
    Fran Tirado, Them, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of waylay
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“Abscond (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abscond%20%28with%29. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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