shanghaiing 1 of 2

noun

as in seizure

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shanghaiing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of shanghai
1
as in capturing

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2
as in deceiving

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shanghaiing
  1. seizure
  2. capturing
  3. deceiving
  4. kidnapping
  5. seizing
  6. duping
  7. impressment
  8. impressing
Noun
  • According to a report from LASD released Tuesday, no arrests were made during the search and seizure and the investigation into the Arcadia business is ongoing.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The staff immediately gave her magnesium sulfate to prevent her from having seizures.
    — Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of seizure
Verb
  • Farming perennials is less disruptive to that carbon-capturing soil.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Chef Francesco Ferretti is master of capturing flavor vis a vis delicate cooking techniques and fresh ingredients.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of capturing
Verb
  • Your eyes aren't deceiving you — the little delivery robots rolling down Washington DC streets are becoming a more common sight.
    — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Oura is facing accusations of deceiving customers about the accuracy of its sleep-tracking features on its popular smart rings.
    — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of deceiving
Noun
  • Chilean authorities have charged Rafael Enrique Gámez Salas, the alleged leader of Los Piratas, the main branch of Tren de Aragua in Chile, with kidnapping, extortion and criminal association, among other offenses.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Former Palm Beach County Clerk of Courts Mike Caruso, who is facing allegations of kidnapping and molesting a child, will be freed from jail and can have contact with children, an Orlando judge ruled Friday.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of kidnapping
Verb
  • Their demands for records mirror a New Mexico lawsuit and whistleblower claims that agents were ordered to stand down instead of seizing hundreds of thousands of lethal pills.
    — Joshua Goodman, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Since seizing power, Tiani’s government has shifted away from Western partners, deepened ties with Russia and broken with the regional ECOWAS bloc, joining Mali and Burkina Faso to form the breakaway AES bloc.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of seizing
Verb
  • This week, a council member in Paradise accused the group of duping him into appearing in a commercial without disclosing who was behind the campaign.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Apple’s decision to briefly remove Telegram from the App Store has been blamed on a blackmailer duping the company into executing a takedown, according to Telegram’s CEO.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of duping
Noun
  • In several other seemingly unrelated grievances – like the king’s use of the royal veto, impressment, and the collapse of the judiciary – minority groups shaped the declaration.
    — Robert Parkinson, The Conversation, 24 June 2026
  • The Advertiser was edited by Samuel Adams for artisans and laborers fired up by their successful resistance to impressment—the Navy’s effort to grab men for forced service—and concerned about rising poverty in the postwar depression.
    — Time, Time, 7 July 2025
Definition of impressment
Verb
  • Running backs impressing The 49ers appear to have their best, and deepest, running back group since Christian McCaffrey’s arrival.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The Bosnia and Herzegovina international joined on his 24th birthday, before making his Premier League debut just five days later, impressing at right-back during Sunday’s 2-2 draw against Liverpool on Tyneside.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of impressing
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