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
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  • Hill even walked the players to their first classes to make sure they weren’t spirited away by a last-minute sales pitch from the pros.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The majority of those funds were believed to have been spirited away to North Korea.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of spirit
Verb
  • Powerful streams of water from a veritable traffic jam of firetrucks were snatched by the wind and carried away as mist.
    Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Northwest Corpus Christi, Texas, snatched the third spot for the most affordable warm-weather destinations in the winter.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of snatch
Verb
  • The Bills captured yet another wild-card win under head coach Sean McDermott and will return to the AFC divisional round for a fifth straight season.
    Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Early photos and videos taken by residents captured what appeared to be the first flames of the deadly Eaton fire, burning at the base of a Southern California Edison electrical transmission tower before racing down the canyon toward homes.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of capture
Verb
  • The Supreme Court should seize the first opportunity to overturn it.
    Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Officers spoke with him and seized his electronic devices.
    Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of seize
Verb
  • Chicago City Council approved the mega development featuring new housing, retail and park space back in 2019, but it was waylaid by the pandemic-era economy that saw costs jump.
    Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The underdog Phils were running way ahead of the NL pack all season before a 10-game losing streak in September waylaid them.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes, 10 Dec. 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 18 Jan. 2025.

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