SPIRITING (AWAY OR OFF) Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

spiriting (away or off)

verb

present participle of spirit (away or off)

as in fastening (on)

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Tomlin, Fonda and Parton played a trio of secretaries who took revenge on their sexist boss by kidnapping him and enacting changes in the workplace in his name.

— Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Its multiversal premise, which involves a man kidnapping a version of himself from another world, can be hard to wrap your head around, and as the first season went on, things only got harder to follow.

— Andrew Webster, The Verge, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of kidnapping

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Clinton retaliates by abducting Terrance and Phillip and threatening to execute them, signaling his intent to invade Canada.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026
Working off a few vague details, Bret begins to imagine a link between Robert and a serial killer known as the Trawler, who has been abducting and torturing young women around Los Angeles.

— Leo Lasdun, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of abducting

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The hope is to spend the next few weeks of the offseason camp meshing those skills and personalities.

— Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
The team is developing a more competitive package, the big and small details are coming together, and the people are meshing.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 25 June 2026

Definition of meshing

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