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pilfered

VERB

steal, embezzle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

filch purloin swipe

STRONG

annex appropriate borrow cop crib liberate lift moonlight palm pinch pluck requisition rob scrounge snare snatch take thieve

WEAK

rip off walk off with

Antonyms

STRONG

free give keep offer receive refuse reject return

Example Sentences

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Add in recent cemetery thefts in Nebraska, North Dakota, New Mexico, Washington: Across the nation, American graveyards are being pilfered.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

It is believed Gordon Stewart Wimbush pilfered the plate while he was studying at Gonville & Caius College, which he joined in 1908.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

Nick Frost pilfered two Lions line-outs as they turned the screw.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025

The merchants, many of whom are based in L.A., have been locked in a yearslong legal battle with Brink’s over the value of their pilfered goods.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2025

Leave a prospect to too late in the evening and you were liable to discover someone else had pilfered the body first.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead