spiriting

Definition of spiritingnext
present participle of spirit
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiriting
Verb
  • Joaquín Guzmán, a former leader of the Chapitos, confessed to the 2024 kidnapping of Zambada, snatching him at a meeting, flying him by private plane to the United States and handing him over to authorities.
    Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • This adjustable, two-piece lanyard set helps reduce the chances of a passerby or someone speeding by on a scooter from snatching your phone.
    Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Six years later, after months of military buildup in the Caribbean, the United States launched an unprecedented military operation in Venezuela, bombing Caracas and capturing Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, from the Presidential Palace.
    Max Saltman, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
  • From Edward Steichen to Annie Leibovitz, Vanity Fair has been capturing the greatest physical forms in sport, fitness, and dance for a century.
    Jonathan Pace, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Jaden McDaniels and the Minnesota Timberwolves flexed even more of their defensive muscle against the flagging Denver Nuggets, seizing a 2-1 lead in the first-round NBA playoff series with a dominant 113-96 victory on Thursday night.
    CBS News, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Multiple videos show a masked federal agent seizing a 57-year-old woman, who says she was put in a chokehold, during the protest in Durango.
    Morgan Lee, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Spiriting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiriting. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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