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as in robbed
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 sneaked
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 stolen
To find our cars after they’ve been stolen.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
The savings impact of reining in Medicare Advantage fraud reaches into the high tens of billions of dollars every year — money that is effectively stolen from taxpayers and employers.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Trouble’s brewing once a magic flute that summons the powerful Great Water Dragon is stolen.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
When cargo is stolen, prices go up.
—Chris Spear, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
The popular women’s clothing brand has stolen the hearts of boho-chic fashionistas for years now, with brick-and-mortar stores across the US and Canada and international shipping to more than 100 countries around the world.
—Hannah Chubb, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Apr. 2026
Investigators later found that the gun was stolen from a car at a gas station in Waterbury in 2024.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026
Hung found Santiago de Cuba overwhelmed by 20-hour blackouts and constant street crime, so much so that her 10-year-old nephew warned her not to take out her cellphone in the street because it could be stolen.
—Sarah Moreno
updated April 29, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
The data being stolen today could surface in four years.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
The savings impact of reining in Medicare Advantage fraud reaches into the high tens of billions of dollars every year — money that is effectively stolen from taxpayers and employers.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Trouble’s brewing once a magic flute that summons the powerful Great Water Dragon is stolen.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
When cargo is stolen, prices go up.
—Chris Spear, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
The popular women’s clothing brand has stolen the hearts of boho-chic fashionistas for years now, with brick-and-mortar stores across the US and Canada and international shipping to more than 100 countries around the world.
—Hannah Chubb, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Apr. 2026
Investigators later found that the gun was stolen from a car at a gas station in Waterbury in 2024.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026
Hung found Santiago de Cuba overwhelmed by 20-hour blackouts and constant street crime, so much so that her 10-year-old nephew warned her not to take out her cellphone in the street because it could be stolen.
—Sarah Moreno
updated April 29, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
The data being stolen today could surface in four years.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stolen
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McCoy was once considered a top-10 pick, but the 6-foot, 195-pound corner sustained a torn ACL during offseason workouts in January 2025 that robbed him of his junior season.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The terrifying story of how Kim Kardashian was robbed at gunpoint during Paris Fashion Week in 2016 is being made into a Canal+ doc series.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
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During intermission, Petra snuck upstairs to the backstage area and played with crafts alongside the young performers.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Apr. 2026
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The 76ers snuck into the playoffs after having some struggles all season.—
David Troy OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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There, he gradually gets caught up in the criminal underworld that hijacked the country’s privatization following the collapse of the Soviet Union.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Apr. 2026
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The defense has argued that the plot to arrest Moïse was ultimately hijacked and he was killed by his own security forces, not the Colombian commandos hired by CTU’s partners.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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The biotechnology stock slipped almost 2% after the company only slightly increased its full year forecast.—
Davis Giangiulio,Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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Mission slipped into 2025 because ULA needed more Vulcan rocket hardware beyond Cert-2 and the two USSF missions that took priority over the Dream Chaser flight.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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Tyler Cordeiro first pilfered Jannotta’s prescription pills as a teenager.—
Craig R. McCoy,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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Tyler Cordeiro first pilfered Jannotta’s prescription pills as a teenager.—
Craig R. McCoy,
ProPublica,
23 Apr. 2026
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Your duty to intervene increases with the value of the object and the likelihood it will be purloined.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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The 22-year-old center fielder swiped a career-high four bases in yet another busy day in low Single-A Lake Elsinore’s 13-6 win over visiting Visalia on Thursday.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Charlotte Tilbury Products Used on Emily Blunt Makeup artist Jenn Streicher swiped Emily Blunt’s lashes with the Exagger-Eyes Volume Mascara for the world premiere of The Devil Wears Prada 2.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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Ellison acknowledged that the meeting itself took place at LifeTime Work’s coworking space, which houses the corporate offices of ThinkTechAct Foundation, a company that misappropriated millions of dollars in child nutrition money.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Apr. 2026
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The investigation, supported by an audit by Arkansas Legislative Audit, determined Hulen misappropriated $2,210 in court fine payments while employed as the court clerk.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Stolen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stolen. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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