spirited (away or off)

verb

Definition of spirited (away or off)next
past tense of spirit (away or off)
as in fastened (on)

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  1. kidnapped
  2. abducted
  3. rent
  4. entrapped
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  • In Enola Holmes 3, Enola seems to be getting her happy ending by marrying Lord Tewkesbury, but the plan is disrupted by news that Sherlock has been kidnapped.
    — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
  • Is the host worried about being kidnapped again during this year's premiere?
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026
Definition of kidnapped
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  • One year after being abducted on-air, Big Brother host Julie Chen Moonves looks back on surviving that harrowing incident.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026
  • Walker was abducted, raped, tortured and murdered after attending a Valentine’s Day dance with her boyfriend.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of abducted
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  • Swimply, an Airbnb-style company, is letting people rent out pools and other private spaces, such as tennis and basketball courts.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 July 2026
  • Giordani is also renting out her two-bedroom tiny home during the World Cup.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 July 2026
Definition of rent
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  • The Grimm Brothers fairy tale follows a pair of famished siblings who get lost in the woods and entrapped by a child-eating witch, after stumbling upon her cottage made of candy.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 June 2026
  • Ognall said that Stagg had been entrapped, and ruled that any evidence gathered from the operation was inadmissible in court.
    — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
Definition of entrapped
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