heist 1 of 2

as in theft
an instance of theft it was the largest jewelry heist in the city's history

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verb

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Recent Examples of heist
Noun
Selby was the scene of one of the biggest gold heists in contemporary U.S. history. John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 20 June 2025 Seven California men were charged and accused of stealing roughly $100 million in gold, diamonds, rubies and more in what federal prosecutors called the largest jewelry heist in U.S. history. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 18 June 2025
Verb
And Bannon got directly to business, spinning a tale to his viewers of Democrats plotting to heist the 2024 election. Tess Owen, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024 Nesbit scoffs at the proposal, citing the difficulties of heisting perhaps a metric tonne of nuclear material. IEEE Spectrum, 17 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for heist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heist
Noun
  • The suspects are accused of scheming to steam virtual currency from two companies, with a value of over $900,000 at the time of the thefts, and to launder the proceeds.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
  • The theft also pilfered Maris’s 1961 Hickok Belt, awarded to the best athlete in all professional sports.
    Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • This attack works through thousands of dangerous websites, stealing credit card or PayPal details as soon as they’re entered.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • In a near-future Kolkata, ravaged by climate change, one family is about to escape, until their visas are stolen.
    Literary Hub July 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025

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