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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Jackson Merrill followed with a single and stole second before Bogaerts hit a two-run single to center.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026 -
One laborer stole a parking placard and made a copy of it in order to park in a secure lot, the OIG found.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Warnings pile up In 2018, a neighbor said she was lured to Guzman’s backyard in Omaha, where Guzman swiped at the neighbor’s neck with a knife, according to the woman’s affidavit.—
Selina Guevara,
NBC news,
19 Apr. 2026
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Replays showed while still lying on the court, Ball’s left hand swiped at Adebeyao’s right foot.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Filched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filched. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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