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Recent Examples of ransom
John Liu, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Ransomware is a type of malicious software that can cut users off from systems, information or a network until a ransom is paid.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Davey Winder, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
They were taken by speedboats to the jungles of the southern Philippine province of Sulu, where they were held in harsh conditions before being mostly ransomed off using millions of dollars reportedly provided by then-Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi.
—Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
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Verb
It’s not known if a ransom was demanded from Asahi.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Ransomware is a type of malicious software that can cut users off from systems, information or a network until a ransom is paid.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
Such data, depending on the sensitivity, can be held to ransom against a threat of publication to a leak site or sale to the highest criminal bidder.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
They were taken by speedboats to the jungles of the southern Philippine province of Sulu, where they were held in harsh conditions before being mostly ransomed off using millions of dollars reportedly provided by then-Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi.
—Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ransom
Verb
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Judging by his big grin, though, the best topic was saved till last when asked to describe Estevao’s display.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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By benching Wilson, Denver made sure that he couldn’t get injured and was consequently able to save money on his release.—
Frank Nunns OConnell,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But after three years, that number flips, and 85% will maintain their recovery for the rest of their lives.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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More recently, his recovery was made even harder by the animals.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The hikers were rescued by the summit’s train, the Mount Washington Cog Railway, according to a Facebook PSA from Mount Washington Cog Railway assistant general manager Andrew Vilaine.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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These achievements made the United States the political model of the liberal state, which displaced the monarchical dynasties of Europe in the nineteenth century, then rescued Western civilization from the totalitarian despotisms of Germany, Japan, and the Soviet Union in the twentieth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The 13–0 squad of 2023 was about redemption.—
D’Joumbarey Moreau,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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In the end, foregiveness offers redemption.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Before the judges revealed their scores, Leavitt told cohost Julianne Hough that her sole goal in week 6 was to redeem her week 5 stumble during a soulful contemporary routine dedicated to her husband.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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Here’s how to claim your lottery prize All Arizona Lottery retailers will redeem prizes up to $100 and may redeem winnings up to $599.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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His salvation is described in the doc-feature as the biggest rescue operation of Jews in WWII.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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Baker says his salvation was an email sent out on behalf of the PFA in the summer of 2024.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Soon there’s a birthday party, Valentine’s Day, a brit bat (aka a baby-naming ceremony), Purim (a celebration of Jewish deliverance casually referred to as Jewish Halloween), and a game night at a beer garden.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
23 Oct. 2025
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When his many debts and checkered past start to catch up with him, Doyle encounters a kindred spirit who may hold the key to his deliverance.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Ransom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ransom. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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