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steal
verb as in take something without permission
Strongest matches
abduct, divert, embezzle, keep, kidnap, loot, pilfer, plunder, ransack, remove, strip, swipe, take
Strong matches
appropriate, blackmail, burglarize, cheat, cozen, defraud, despoil, heist, housebreak, lift, misappropriate, peculate, pillage, pinch, pirate, plagiarize, poach, purloin, rifle, sack, shoplift, snitch, swindle, thieve, withdraw
Weak matches
carry off, hold for ransom, hold up, make off with, rip off, run off with, spirit away, stick up, take possession of, walk off with
Example Sentences
"We thought we were helping to stop what he was saying was this little gang working within Canterbury trying to steal people's money," she said.
According to Carol Woolton, a former jewelry editor at British Vogue, the stolen gems represent a link to the “identity, history, culture and monarchy” of France itself.
Partly fueling Nvidia’s stock declines, which amount to more than 4% in Tuesday’s session alone, is the idea that Alphabet’s momentum in AI could steal chip business away from Nvidia, the overwhelming market leader.
Related: I fell victim to the ‘easiest banking scam in the world,’ and $20,000 was stolen from my account.
One of the stolen items - a crown - was dropped during the escape but eight other items of jewellery - including an emerald-and-diamond necklace that Napoleon I gave his second wife, Empress Marie-Louise - were taken.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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