as in robbery
the unlawful taking and carrying away of property without the consent of its owner
in those days the stealing of a horse was a very serious crime
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as in swiping
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 sneaking
to move about in a sly or secret manner
the teenagers were able to steal past a security guard and enter the fairgrounds without paying admission
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Noun
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What To Know In a January 13 robbery, thieves cut an air brake hose on a BNSF freight train in Arizona.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025 -
For his role in the killing, Rolling Stone reports that Corey Walker pleaded guilty to home invasion robbery with a gun, gang enhancement, and voluntary manslaughter.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Take a look through the list, then pick your potion—and be sure to consult with your physician before swiping anything onto your delicate lash line.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
24 Dec. 2024
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Tinder made waves in 2012 by introducing the swiping mechanism, which has since been widely adopted.—
Samantha Murphy Kelly,
CNN,
19 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Christopher Mashburn, 44, 200 block of Park Lane, Sauk Village, turned himself in Feb. 14 to face a charge of online theft by deception, police said.—
Dennis Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
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Out-of-state beekeepers may bear additional risk of theft, partially because of the distance.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacramento Bee,
18 Feb. 2025
Verb
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One of Mangione’s attorneys told a judge that government officials, including New York Mayor Eric Adams, have turned Mangione into a political pawn, robbing him of his rights as a defendant and tainting the jury pool.—
Michael R. Sisak and Jake Offenhartz,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Dec. 2024
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Cops have arrested a motorist accused of attacking and robbing an NYPD traffic enforcement agent of his electronic summons book after getting a ticket on a busy Queens street, police said Friday.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
20 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Young New Yorkers sense lions, tigers and bears lurking too.—
Caroline Aiken Koster,
New York Daily News,
1 Jan. 2025
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The following month, a separate team of researchers discovered evidence of a different intermediate-mass black hole, this time lurking near the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*) at the heart of the Milky Way, some 27,000 light-years from Earth.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
30 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Harrison took Georgia’s second-half kickoff all the way to the end zone, slipping a tackle near the middle of the field, cutting toward the right sideline and outrunning everyone.—
Brett Martel,
The Denver Post,
2 Jan. 2025
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Richardson failed at the first one; nailed the second, and was slipping on #3.—
Scott Powers,
The Athletic,
30 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Allen — who has steadily received more playing time as the season has progressed based on his defense but has also shown flashes offensively and has displayed solid free-throw shooting — played the best of the bunch, scoring nine points in 22 minutes of play and grabbing five rebounds.—
Grant Salsman,
Kansas City Star,
5 Jan. 2025
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The monkey, perched on a high ledge, has stolen the man's spectacles — by jumping on the man's shoulder and grabbing them.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
5 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Prospects of heightened inflation could also hinder the Fed from keeping up with interest-rate cuts, even as other central banks proceed with cuts, further lifting the dollar.—
Saqib Iqbal Ahmed,
USA TODAY,
24 Dec. 2024
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The good news is that lifting the freeze is quick and straightforward.—
Alex Vakulov,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Stealing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stealing. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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