filches

present tense third-person singular of filch

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Recent Examples of filches Nicky and Morgan get accidentally sucked into the vortex of a nasty crime syndicate after Morgan squabbles with a clerk (Boran Kuzum) about jewelry at a store and then filches it. Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
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Verb
  • Milton-Jones ranks third in franchise history in blocks (245) and fourth in points (4,018), field goals (1,509), rebounds (1,882), steals (440) and minutes (10,384).
    Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • And China is a rule-breaker and steals intellectual property.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • Shields' younger daughter inherited her love of fashion and regularly swipes designer pieces from her closet.
    Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
  • Geomagnetic conditions are expected to intensify late tonight into early tomorrow, if the CME swipes Earth, according to the latest forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC).
    Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 12 May 2026

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“Filches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filches. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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