shoplifting 1 of 2

noun

Definition of shopliftingnext
as in pilfering

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shoplifting

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verb

present participle of shoplift
as in poaching

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoplifting
  1. grabbing
  2. picking
  3. burglary
  4. abduction
  5. seizing
  6. petit larceny
  7. carjacking
  8. petty larceny
Verb
  • Corporate sustainability has emerged in recent years as a complex narrative of contrasting tempos—a story of rapid, headline-grabbing shifts intertwined with deep, fundamental transformations.
    Dr. Alex Gold, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Purdy got walloped with a clothesline hit in the fourth quarter while another Bears defender hit his torso, leaving the 49ers’ quarterback withering in pain on his back and grabbing at his facemask.
    Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of grabbing
Verb
  • The trick will be picking the right one.
    Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Strategic timing is more than just picking a launch date.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of picking
Noun
  • His charges in that case also include burglary and destruction of evidence.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The suspect was booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail in San Jose on felony charges including robbery, burglary and possession of a firearm, according to police.
    Jason Green, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of burglary
Noun
  • For about half of those cases, optional criteria were used to help classify a person’s disappearance as an abduction or voluntary, according to an NCIC report.
    Amanda Musa, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Court records obtained by FOX 4 Kansas City state that Malone contacted Barry County Sheriff’s deputies on Monday, November 25, to report Lewis’ possible abduction.
    Stepheny Price, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of abduction
Verb
  • In 2021, Attorney General Merrick Garland implemented new policies prohibiting prosecutors from secretly seizing reporters' records, except under extraordinary circumstances.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The lack of upside in Oracle’s results and outlook is bringing out the sellers, who are seizing on the idea that all this investment in AI isn’t worth it if companies aren’t blowing out the numbers.
    Jeff Marks,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of seizing
Noun
  • The law offers automatic sealing for certain misdemeanor convictions and dismissed charges, targeting offenses such as petit larceny, disorderly conduct, and misdemeanor marijuana violations.
    Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The Manassas Police Department said 23-year-old Jesus Enrique Ramirez Cabrera was arrested on Friday and charged with abduction, robbery, impersonation of law enforcement and petit larceny.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2024
Definition of petit larceny
Noun
  • In November 2024, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana announced a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Brandon Jermaine Francisco with the 2022 carjacking that resulted in the death of Ella Goodie.
    Kyani Reid, NBC News, 27 Nov. 2024
  • In northwest Baltimore, a community is still reeling from the carjacking of an 83-year-old woman on Park Heights Avenue a week ago.
    Keith Daniels, Baltimore Sun, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of carjacking
Noun
  • Retail thefts are up 4.3 percent from 2023 on a year-to-date basis, while petty larceny is down 0.3 percent.
    Shayla Colon, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Rivera was also arrested in the Bronx in December 2023 for petty larceny, said sources.
    Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 18 Nov. 2024
Definition of petty larceny
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