as in to steal
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
a professional burglar was able to heist a box of jewelry from the safe in the closet
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
The result is a slick, six-episode zany drama series inspired by a real-life heist that saw more than $18 million worth of maple syrup stolen from Quebec's national reserves.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 6 Dec. 2024
Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021
How can attempting to heist a sequence of legendary, impossible-to-crack safes across Europe not be fun?
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 30 Oct. 2021
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Loosely inspired by a true heist, this six-episode Prime Video crime comedy is a delicious showcase for its three marvelous leads.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
The result is a slick, six-episode zany drama series inspired by a real-life heist that saw more than $18 million worth of maple syrup stolen from Quebec's national reserves.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
The movie chronicles the red sanders heist in the hills of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021
How can attempting to heist a sequence of legendary, impossible-to-crack safes across Europe not be fun?
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 30 Oct. 2021
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“Heist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heist. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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