stolen (from)

verb

Definition of stolen (from)next
past participle of steal (from)
as in robbed
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully little wonder that the store went out of business, as its employees had been stealing from it for years

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stolen (from)
  1. robbed
  2. looted
  3. plundered
Verb
  • Richard Muñoz Ramirez, dubbed by the media as the Night Stalker, killed at least 15 people and robbed, raped and beat many others between April 1984 and August 1985.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In real life, a dozen order members, decked out in white t-shirts and red bandanas, robbed an armored car near Ukiah, California.
    Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of robbed
Verb
  • Just this week, nearly 100 United Nations aid trucks were looted.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Over two days that April, amid false rumors of Jews committing ritual murder, 49 Jews were killed, dozens were raped, hundreds were injured; synagogues, shops and property were desecrated, looted, razed.
    Marc Tracy, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of looted
Verb
  • Later, plundered relics like the Irish Crown Jewels and the Amber Room eluded investigators and would-be discoverers.
    Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
  • That killing led to riots and violence that resulted in the death of nearly 100 Christians, 300 churches being attacked or destroyed, and 6,000 Christian houses plundered.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of plundered
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