as in robbery
the unlawful taking and carrying away of property without the consent of its owner
a man who has a history of petty thievery and narcotics peddling
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Recent Examples of thievery
For the majority of the story, Lamia and Saeed are left to their own devices, including resorting to thievery.
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Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 16 May 2025
Friends since their youth, the two grow up together in petty thievery which leads to dual lives in organized crime.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
But there was another side to this sweet young thing—a history of tantrums, thievery, and rebellion.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
Derek Hough is coming clean about a bit of youthful thievery.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 16 May 2025
Friends since their youth, the two grow up together in petty thievery which leads to dual lives in organized crime.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
But there was another side to this sweet young thing—a history of tantrums, thievery, and rebellion.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
Derek Hough is coming clean about a bit of youthful thievery.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thievery
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Meanwhile, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, a Democrat, has argued that homicides, shootings, robberies and carjackings have all been declining.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
10 Oct. 2025
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For various reasons—his kids are off from school during the robbery; his getaway driver drops out; his hotheaded gunman arouses suspicion—his haphazard caper doesn’t lead to riches.—
Robert Daniels,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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The jury recommended that 21-year-old Jared Catarino of Overland Park serve 12 years for each manslaughter conviction, three years for each armed criminal action conviction and one year for each stealing of a firearm conviction.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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In a lot of ways, for Panthers’ fans, Sunday’s win may have felt a bit like stealing.—
Langston Wertz Jr,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Oct. 2025
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The National Museum of the American Indian recalls how Indigenous peoples suffered theft, loss of their homelands, enslavement, death, forced displacement and disrupted cultural traditions due to European settlement.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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With theft rates reportedly climbing 93% in 2024, the push for high-tech security has never been stronger.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Thievery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thievery. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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