as in to loot
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
in jail for robbing a bank
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Recent Examples of rob
When a clever clerk (Elliott Gould) gets wise and schemes to rob the robber, a battle of wits ensues.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
As the suspects robbed the Rolls-Royce driver, the Ferrari driver attempted to leave, but one of the suspects ran to his driver’s side door and fired a round into the car, barely missing the driver, the affidavit said.
—Andrea Klick, Orange County Register, 5 Dec. 2024
Since then, the television personality has been candid about the highs and lows of her personal life, getting vulnerable in 2021 about suffering a home invasion where she was robbed at gunpoint.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
Your local police department’s parking lot should scare off anyone who intends to rob you.
—Kim Komando, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2024
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
As the suspects robbed the Rolls-Royce driver, the Ferrari driver attempted to leave, but one of the suspects ran to his driver’s side door and fired a round into the car, barely missing the driver, the affidavit said.
—Andrea Klick, Orange County Register, 5 Dec. 2024
Since then, the television personality has been candid about the highs and lows of her personal life, getting vulnerable in 2021 about suffering a home invasion where she was robbed at gunpoint.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
Your local police department’s parking lot should scare off anyone who intends to rob you.
—Kim Komando, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rob
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Following an exchange of fire with U.N. peacekeepers defending the position, the base was partially looted.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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City leaders, including the mayor, sheriff, and a Christian minister, intervened to prevent arson and murders, but white gangs looted Chinatown.Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
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In March, the FBI raided the facility, leading the agency to sack its current warden after less than three months on the job.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
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Williams drove the Bears into Lions territory in a bid to set up a field goal which would’ve sent the game to overtime, but the 2024 No. 1 overall pick was sacked on second-and-20 from the 35-yard line.Ben Morse, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
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The tight end and quarterback were burglarized within 48 hours of each other in early October.Angel Saunders, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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Kelce’s Leawood, Kansas, home was burglarized as the Chiefs were about to kick off Monday Night Football against the New Orleans Saints hours apart from a burglary at the home of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2024
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Along South America’s west coast, the Englishmen continued to plunder the riches of Spanish settlements in Chile and Peru.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
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The other person makes a beeline for the fridge, plundering 20 kilograms of butter from the chiller, Russian media reported.Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2024
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Regular updates often include security patches that protect against vulnerabilities that scammers might exploit.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Despite this, the U.S. and its partners aim to ensure that the Islamic State (IS) group, which still has a presence in Syria, cannot exploit the leadership void and once again exert control over wide swaths of the country.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The trees turned to bronze and copper, then stripped themselves skeletal; the cold somehow entered Eliza. Enough!Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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Bitter cold, harsh winds and indoor heating can strip delicate skin of its moisture, leaving lips parched and prone to cracking.Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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Others cast blame, lie, and even cheat to avoid consequences.Serenity Gibbons, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Alex Bregman Could the Yankees turn to a member of the Astros’ 2017 cheating championship team?Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
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He was incensed, mistakenly believing that the notepads had been burgled from his barn.Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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Nobody, a box office hit in 2021, followed Hutch Mansell (Odenkirk), a docile family man who slowly reveals his true character after his house gets burgled, leading him into a bloody war with a Russian crime boss.Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 31 July 2024
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“Rob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rob. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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