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rob
verb as in steal, deprive
Strongest matches
bereave, break into, cheat, defraud, divest, hijack, loot, lose, mug, plunder, raid, ransack, strip
Strong matches
abscond, appropriate, burglarize, burgle, con, cop, defalcate, despoil, disinherit, dispossess, embezzle, filch, heist, hustle, liberate, lift, oust, peculate, pilfer, pillage, pinch, promote, purloin, relieve, requisition, rifle, roll, sack, scrounge, snitch, strong-arm, swindle, swipe, take, thieve, withhold
Example Sentences
I think about Eric — how long he’s been gone, how he was robbed of the benefits of aging and hindsight, how he lives on through my work.
His alleged accomplice told police that Quintero wanted to zip-tie Franco’s family before robbing him as payback for a drug deal gone wrong.
He liked Honore, despite the man’s chosen profession; the brutal manner of his death inspires Maigret to pursue his killer, rather than the team that has been robbing Paris banks with apparent impunity.
The recent government shutdown has for now robbed officials of the economic data releases that could reconcile any disagreements.
CEO Sophie Livingstone said increasing winter costs were "robbing parents of sleep and peace of mind," and she urged people to donate "before the cold sets in."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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