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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heist

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verb

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Recent Examples of heist
Noun
Once the heist was over, the suspects fled in waiting vehicles in the City Center Bishop Ranch valet parking area, authorities said. Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025 Largest financial crime The $8 million heist is believed to be the largest financial crime ever committed in Washington County. Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 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, 18 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for heist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heist
Noun
  • Online court records indicated to investigators that Arfsten was released on bail in a felony theft case at the time of the South Milwaukee incident.
    Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Some of the commandments overlap with criminal law, such as prohibitions on murder and theft, but others do not.
    Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Of course, due to all of these developments, everyone finally knows that the man who kidnapped Sam and stole the dope is Robbie Pendergrast.
    Grace Byron, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
  • But their double life gets complicated when a rival boy band harboring a sinister secret starts to steal their fans.
    Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025

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“Heist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heist. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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