shanghai

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Recent Examples of shanghai They’re shanghaied by Witchiepoo (Billie Hayes), basically evil but also adorable, to Living Island — the witch wants Freddy — where trees walk and objects talk and the mayor is the title character, a friendly dragon. Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023 Some historians believe, as The Oregonian/OregonLive has reported, that the tunnels weren’t actually used to shanghai -- that is, abduct men and force them to join a ship’s crew. oregonlive, 26 Mar. 2020 The musical comedy is filled with zany pirates, zombie ships, mermaids and the plot revolves around a bumbling actor and his crew getting shanghaied by the terror of the high seas. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2019
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Verb
  • The video captures corrections officers punching, choking and assaulting Brooks, a 43-year-old inmate who had been serving a 12-year sentence for first-degree assault since 2017.
    Melissa Noel, Essence, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Photos captured the couple cozying up to one another as Chalamet celebrated the launch of his latest movie.
    Liza Esquibias, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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  • Mangione is also charged with using a forged instrument to deceive or injure another person.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The dogs and the customs agents at Dulles Airport were not deceived.
    Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Pete kidnapped Jay’s body to go visit his daughter, who is moving to Australia.
    Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The plate seems to reference Oct. 7, when Hamas militants stormed into Israel, killing about 1,200 people and kidnapping about 250.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Scammers are getting better at tricking email users, that much is as clear as the Apple logo and typography in Polderman’s video.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • But scammers are looking for their piece of the pie, tricking consumers into fraudulent purchases or gaining access to their funds.
    Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • However, Apple’s willingness to shift on the fly impressed execs.
    Emily Olsen, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Chicken Spaghetti Casserole Steak Diane Ready to impress?
    Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The roads were all completely iced over, snowed over and closed.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Listen to this article New York City’s run of mild weather appears to be headed toward an abrupt end thanks to an Alberta Clipper bringing cold weather and possibly snow down from Canada.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 2 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Jimmy Carter Library One of Carter's most enduring foreign policy legacies was his decision to establish formal diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China at the start of 1979 —– nearly 30 years after the Communist Party seized power.
    John Ruwitch, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Iranians seized our embassy in Teheran and imprisoned diplomats for over a year.
    Arthur House, Hartford Courant, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Leap Year is primarily a showcase for high heels worn in improbable situations, like trudging through the muddy, hilly Irish countryside, where Adams gets waylaid en route to propose to her inattentive boyfriend (Adam Scott).
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
  • But those intentions were, in part, waylaid by a motion of impeachment that had already been initiated by the opposition party.
    Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024

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“Shanghai.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shanghai. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.

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