as in to loot
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
in jail for robbing a bank
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Recent Examples of rob
According to Baton Rouge station WBRZ, Mystikal had been accused of beating, choking and robbing a woman in 2022.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 June 2026
The judges noted his history of robbing gay men.
—Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 June 2026
On screen, Robin Hood has been robbing from the rich to feed the poor for nearly as long as movies have been made.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 16 June 2026
Dynamics often peak too early, robbing tension from later stages of a score.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 June 2026
The judges noted his history of robbing gay men.
—Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 June 2026
On screen, Robin Hood has been robbing from the rich to feed the poor for nearly as long as movies have been made.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 16 June 2026
Dynamics often peak too early, robbing tension from later stages of a score.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rob
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The sandstone artifact, which depicts the Hindu epic character Duryodhana, had in fact been looted from Koh Ker in or around 1972, after the all-important UNESCO convention.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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Rioters again attacked police with rocks, bottles and other objects, and looted and burned local buildings.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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Renard, 57, has been out of management since being sacked by Saudi Arabia in April, bringing his second stint with the national team to an end.—
Sam Joseph,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Greek coach Georgios Donis was appointed just two months ago after Saudi Arabia sacked former coach Hervé Renard.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
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Two Northern California stores were burglarized and had thousands of dollars worth of Pokémon trading cards stolen within hours of each other this week, according to police and the stores' owners.—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
19 June 2026
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Police said an employee reported that an unknown suspect burglarized the business, stole items and fled in a vehicle.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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New genetic data indicates that cats feeding off the abundant rodents plundering human food stores domesticated themselves for similar reasons around 10,000 years ago.—
Shoshi Parks,
Popular Science,
10 June 2026
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But Texas Tech isn't the only program from the Lone Star State whose commit list LSU is plundering.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
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More to Explore In hundreds of grim mines, Sicilian children were exploited in slave-like conditions.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
15 June 2026
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Tensions between Sunnis and Shias have long been exploited in the rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
15 June 2026
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Electrons and protons are stripped apart to produce electrical current.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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Chemical recycling, for instance, demands immense amounts of energy and chemicals to strip out impurities, especially from post-industrial waste streams.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
17 June 2026
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Jay Cooke, who had once been lionized for his role in financing the Union victory, was attacked in the press and accused of cheating ordinary Americans out of their savings.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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The reunion comes 15 years after the couple divorced amid rumors of a cheating scandal.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
13 June 2026
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But in one Canadian outdoor cook's case, someone burgled all of his grub... and that someone turned out to have paws... four of them.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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The Louvre could use a win—the institution was notoriously burgled last October, losing $102 million in jewels.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Rob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rob. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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