ABSCONDED (WITH) Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

absconded (with)

verb

past tense of abscond (with)

as in snatched

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Earlier this month, Netflix snatched the exclusive rights to carry the 2030 men’s World Cup in Spain.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Once the vehicle is loaded on it, the slave deck can easily be snatched with a front-end loader sporting long forks.

— Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 14 Oct. 2026

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Since no party has ever captured a parliamentary majority on its own, party leaders must agree to come together in a governing coalition.

— Giovanna Dell'Orto, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Along the way, the former leaders of the AI trade, captured in the iShares AI Innovation ETF, have collapsed by 35 percentage points relative to the equal-weight S&P 500, then regained half the loss, then gave up most of that bounce.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

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In the postwar decades, humans seized ecosystems at breakneck speed—forests were felled, prairies plowed, wetlands drained.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Also unfinished are the high-speed rail and the Delta tunnel, major environmental infrastructure projects that have been seized upon by right-wing media as evidence of Newsom’s failures.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

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West Virginia transfer forward DJ Thomas, an Allen alum, has impressed through the offseason and gives TCU a viable backup for Edmonds.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026
James was impressed by the rising generation of perfumers’ work ethic, remarkable ideas and ability to storytell.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026

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Critics argue that the law has been hijacked by NIMBY activists without real environmental concerns.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
The mostly peaceful protests supporting recent student concerns, as well as working and middle-class economic worries, hijacked by those bent on anarchy.

— Greg Palkot, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

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