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Recent Examples of sneak thief
Jake Gyllenhaal lost 20 pounds to play Louis Bloom, the ghoulish sneak thief-turned-freelance crime scene journalist, in this alternately gripping and skin-crawling drama.
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Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2022
Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sneak thief
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This American heiress summering in Cannes has just met Grant’s former cat burglar.Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2024
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In theaters May 24 08 of 31 The Garfield Movie Just call him a cat burglar.Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
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Throughout the season, viewers had pieced together that Jacob’s sister Emily (played by Generation’s Chloe East) had shot and killed her brother after mistaking him for a burglar.Claire Franken, TVLine, 14 Dec. 2024
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Around the time of Jacob’s death, there was a burglar breaking into homes in the area.Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
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Three thieves attacked a man in a strong-arm robbery that netted $500,000 in jewelry, only for an Apple AirTag to lead police to two suspects in Queens, cops said on Friday.Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Security camera footage shows thieves running off with packages delivered to a home or even brazenly posing as a homeowner to accept an item directly from the delivery person.Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Sneak thief.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sneak%20thief. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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