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as in to swipe
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
the guy who tried to steal my car was sentenced to a year in jail
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as in bargain
something bought or offered for sale at a desirable price
at 50% off, that shirt is a real steal
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Recent Examples of steal
Matthew J. Belvedere,zev Fima, CNBC, 4 Jan. 2025
During Trump's presidential campaign, Iranian hackers sent unsolicited information stolen from the now President-elect's campaign to people affiliated with President 's campaign over the summer, according to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the .
—Monica Sager, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Marshall emerged with another do-it-all game, finishing with nine rebounds and eight points and defensively enforcing her will, tallying three blocks and two steals.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Verb
One of them — beer — is stealing market share left and right.
—Matthew J. Belvedere,zev Fima, CNBC, 4 Jan. 2025
During Trump's presidential campaign, Iranian hackers sent unsolicited information stolen from the now President-elect's campaign to people affiliated with President 's campaign over the summer, according to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the .
—Monica Sager, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
Bam Adebayo finished one rebound shy of a triple-double, closing with 23 points, nine rebounds, 10 assists and two steals.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Marshall emerged with another do-it-all game, finishing with nine rebounds and eight points and defensively enforcing her will, tallying three blocks and two steals.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steal
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Every time a customer swipes a card, a complex web of fees is triggered.Robert Day, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Winokur struck out a lot and didn’t walk much, but also smacked 14 homers and swiped 23 bases in 94 games while facing pitchers older than him in 97 percent of his plate appearances.Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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This is the first time in all eighteen years of her life that Grace has ever snuck out of her mother’s house.Jessica Furseth, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
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Atlanta snuck into the postseason before getting bounced in the Wild Card round.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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But former officials familiar with the subject argue the vast changes that have swept through the region over the past four years and particularly in recent months also provide new chances for a grand bargain.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
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Oklahoma delivered their end of the bargain, notching two second-place 9.95s and not counting a score below 9.875.Caroline Price, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Together, the unlikely duo plan to rob the World Diamond Center in Nice, France — a story point that Gudegast would’ve preferred to keep under wraps.Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2025
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According to the filing, around 15-20 people armed with rifles and handguns kidnapped the pair on Dec. 16 and took them to a vacant apartment where they were tied up, questioned, robbed, assaulted and menaced.Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 10 Jan. 2025
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The only difference is that modern spies do not need to lurk around corners, listening through doors.Steve Durbin, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Beyond Stephens, there’s a good bit of quality lurking in Sabalenka’s neighborhood of the draw.Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Some longtime workers sought to have Boeing reinstate pensions, but that was not part of the new labor deal.Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2025
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The Chicago Cubs, who earlier this winter traded third baseman Isaac Paredes in the Kyle Tucker deal, could look to a free agent across town for Paredes' replacement.Newsweek, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
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Zar rushed to a drawer and grabbed from it passports, as well as insurance and banking documents.Ray Sanchez, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
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Fans eager to play the game as Ice Spice can grab her Fortnite skins in the Item Shop.Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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Former unicorn Farfetch, which slipped into administration in late 2023, is being revamped under its new owner Coupang.Samantha Conti, WWD, 9 Jan. 2025
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The Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.06% — tech stocks like Palantir, Advanced Micro Devices and Micro Strategy had a rough day — but that’s still close to the flatline and not a precipitous drop.Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Steal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steal. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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