shanghaied

verb

Definition of shanghaiednext
past tense of shanghai
1
as in waylaid

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2
as in tricked

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shanghaied
  1. kidnapped
  2. captured
  3. duped
  4. deceived
  5. seized
  6. abducted
  7. fooled
  8. engineered
Verb
  • Kurosawa’s High and Low follows an executive whose son is mistakenly kidnapped, leading to an extortion plot.
    Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • When his family is murdered and child kidnapped, a Neanderthal goes on an epic rampage journey to save her from the new dominant species.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of kidnapped
Verb
  • The Amanda Show actress posted a screenshot, captured by People, on November 5 that showed her efforts to get exercise by using a step counter.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Themes of entrapment, unrequited love and loss penetrate the screen, with Lachman conveying the narrative through a bespoke aesthetic captured on different celluloid formats.
    Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of captured
Verb
  • Consumers, who also see seemingly legitimate payment methods such as Amazon Pay or PayPal, are sometimes duped given the similarity in appearance between legitimate and illegitimate websites.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The former radio presenter was duped for nearly a decade by someone within her inner circle who posed as a man named Bobby Jandu.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of duped
Verb
  • Phishing efforts would fail because the passkey would not be transmitted if an attacker created a phony website or deceived a victim.
    Mark Vena, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The indictment alleges that Adani and his associates deceived investors by concealing the bribery scheme.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of deceived
Verb
  • Laboratory analysis also identified heroin among the drugs seized.
    Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Agents also seized roughly $420,000 in cash.
    Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of seized
Verb
  • Thousands of women and girls were abducted.
    Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Emmett Till was the Black teenager from Chicago who was abducted, tortured and killed in 1955 after he was accused of whistling at a white woman in Mississippi.
    Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of abducted
Verb
  • Don't be fooled into thinking a nice hotel is less likely to have bedbugs.
    Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Although companies are increasingly dropping their degree requirements and letting workers dial in for their shift remotely, don’t be fooled into thinking these sorts of jobs will land you the big bucks.
    Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of fooled
Verb
  • Passengers travel in a bespoke carbon fiber tub that was designed and engineered by Aston Martin Performance Technologies.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Martinez’s lawsuit alleges that the food companies have long known their products are harmful and deliberately engineered them to be as addictive as possible.
    Reuters, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of engineered
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