stealing 1 of 2

noun

Definition of stealingnext
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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verb

present participle of steal
1
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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2
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stealing
  1. robbery
  2. swiping
  3. theft
  4. robbing
  5. lurking
  6. slipping
  7. grabbing
  8. lifting
Noun
  • According to police, the woman claimed that the man bound her hands and used a pair of scissors to threaten her during the robbery.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Garrido lives in Ozone Park, about four miles from where the robbery took place.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of robbery
Verb
  • 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
  • Using it is as simple as placing a few drops on a cotton round and swiping it across your face.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of swiping
Noun
  • Craig police tried to pull Gomez-Hernandez while responding to a report of fuel theft at a gas station at about 11 a.m.
    Max Levy, The Denver Post, 27 Dec. 2024
  • This increasingly prevalent form of theft targets the billions of dollars that flow through the gift card market each year, leaving victims frustrated and retailers liable.
    Judy Moon, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of theft
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of robbing
Verb
  • This indicated not only a black hole lurking at the center of this galaxy but that object was bizarrely rotated at a 90-degree angle to NGC 5084.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Players who aren’t accustomed to the requirements of this very specific type of multiplayer shooter and the focused way it is meant to be played are just ignoring the objective and running around the map like a headless chicken trying to kill the final player who may be lurking on a point.
    Echo Apsey, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of lurking
Verb
  • Thanks to the film’s costume designer Arianne Phillips, the star is a total dead-ringer for Dylan on the big screen, slipping into his effortlessly-cool wardrobe of Levi’s flares, leather blazers, and silk shirts.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
  • And becoming Mindy again, slipping into her incredible outfits, helped me too.
    Theresa Pichler, Glamour, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of slipping
Verb
  • Rookie defensive tackle Byron Murphy II’s sack on the next snap was negated by a penalty for grabbing the quarterback’s face mask.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The headline-grabbing protests could also inspire some workers to organize unions at new facilities, posing a future threat to the company's distribution network -- but the protesters appear far from attaining the scale necessary for such impact, the experts said.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of grabbing
Verb
  • 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
  • The good news is that lifting the freeze is quick and straightforward.
    Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of lifting
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