as in stole
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
too hungry to wait until the party had started, he filched a cookie from the buffet table when no one was looking
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Recent Examples of filched
Many people are too embarrassed to report they’ve been filched.
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Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for filched
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The Angels had a chance to get an insurance run in the bottom of the seventh, when Oswald Peraza led off with a hit and stole second and third.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
11 June 2026
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The collective value of the items the two men stole totaled nearly $2 million, prosecutors said.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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Separately, the administration swiped $35 million allocated to needy children and drug prevention to pay for efforts to kill that amendment and another legalizing marijuana.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2026
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Pinch runner Tyler Tolbert quickly swiped second.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
6 June 2026
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“Filched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filched. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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