Thesaurus results for RANSOMED

ransomed

verb

past tense of ransom

as in saved

to free from captivity or punishment by paying a price the prince emptied the treasury to ransom his son from the kidnappers

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Recent Examples of ransomed What Andert argues in his video is that LINXS has effectively ransomed LAX to the tune of $880 million — so far — to complete the supposedly less than 3 percent that remains to be built on the project. — Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026 After a nearby hospital is hacked and ransomed, the higher-ups decide to defend its system by shutting it down, which means business must be conducted in the old-fashioned, paper-and-clipboards way. — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026 Her cousins and aunt were ransomed and released in Lebanon; Caroline was taken separately, chosen by an ISIS emir, and has never been found. — Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025 Further south, shipwrecked sailors were well advised to steer clear of the Diola of the Casamance, who would kill them on sight—until the Diola found out that the sailors could be ransomed. — Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025 Will the jewels be returned, or the tiaras and necklaces ransomed back by a third party? — John Miller, CNN Money, 19 Nov. 2025 Perhaps she had been struck over the head and wrapped in fabric and thrown in a crate, to be ransomed. — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025

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Instead of traditional quality metrics, the focus shifts to better decisions, time saved, risks avoided and revenue created.

— Kevin Campbell, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Amazon estimates advertisers saved more than $8 billion from 2021 through 2025 because its auction system considers ad relevance instead of simply selecting the highest bidder.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

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Of those rescued, 114 are Indians, 27 are Chinese, and 20 are from South Korea, the US, Europe and the Gulf, according to a bulletin published by the Nepal Tourism Board.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
The Nepal Tourism Board said 261 foreign nationals have been rescued.

— Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026

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These points can be redeemed with partner travel organizations, gym classes or can go toward putting a down payment on a home.

— Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
There’s room at ELG for further integrations, cost reductions, and synergies, like creating a new loyalty program where points accumulated at Saks, Neiman’s or Bergdorf’s could be redeemed at any of those stores.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

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