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
Friends since their youth, the two grow up together in petty thievery which leads to dual lives in organized crime.
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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
Hearts And Minds Many non-Web3 people will point to the industry's past failures—corruption, rug pulls, scams and outright thievery—and conflate them with the entire industry.
—Matvii Diadkov, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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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
Hearts And Minds Many non-Web3 people will point to the industry's past failures—corruption, rug pulls, scams and outright thievery—and conflate them with the entire industry.
—Matvii Diadkov, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thievery
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He was booked into Thurston County Jail on suspicion of robbery and aggravated battery, police said.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Sep. 2025
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But Tober says Zarutska’s death is less the fault of CATS fare enforcement than of the courts that let the suspect walk free despite an extensive record of mental health challenges and criminal charges, including charges for robbery with a dangerous weapon and communicating threats.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
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The jury also recommended that Catarino 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,
2 Sep. 2025
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Hollywood starlet Sydney Sweeney has done plenty of scene-stealing in Euphoria and The White Lotus but her latest breakout performance may be on Wall Street.—
John Buckingham,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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American officials have alleged that North Korea is engaged in a long-running effort to use cyberattacks, cryptocurrency theft and IT contractors to gather information on behalf of the government in Pyongyang.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
14 Sep. 2025
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Young Peter survived by theft and by begging.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Thievery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thievery. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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