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smash and grab

VERB
loot
Synonyms
STRONGEST
burglarize grab gut pillage plunder raid ransack rob snatch
STRONG
appropriate boost despoil liberate lift loft make ravage relieve requisition rifle sack salvage snitch swipe take thieve
WEAK
moonlight requisition rip off stick up tip over
Antonyms
STRONGEST
give protect receive
STRONG
demote disallow discourage fail halt harm hurt injure keep lose prevent refuse reject stop
VERB
plunder
Synonyms
STRONGEST
devastate liberate loot pillage ransack requisition rob salvage
STRONG
appropriate burn despoil fleece forage foray grab gut kip lift loft maraud prey prowl raid relieve rifle sack snatch spoil strip
WEAK
depredate knock off knock over lay waste moonlight requisition rip off stick up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
give
STRONG
aid guard help protect receive
VERB
rifle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
rip
STRONG
burglarize burgle despoil grab gut loot pillage plunder rob rummage sack strip take trash waste
WEAK
go through rip off tip over
Antonyms
STRONG
build give offer protect receive save
WEAK
order organize

Example Sentences

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The Los Angeles Police Department responded to a call for a smash and grab in the 14000 block of Riverside Drive by Westfield Fashion Square at 7:10 p.m., according to a department spokesperson.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The digital revolution has trained us all to smash and grab.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

While Travis Head's superb century - 137 runs in 120 balls in pursuit of 241 - will take the headlines, it was Cummins' captaincy that set this party-pooping smash and grab in motion.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2023

Why on Earth would you subject your business to a possible smash and grab?

From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2022

Officer Makhetha Watson, a D.C. police spokeswoman, said detectives are talking with police in several neighboring jurisdictions about whether the smash and grab theft at Focus Optician could be related to other similar crimes.

From Washington Post • Feb. 5, 2022