as in to steal
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
a professional burglar was able to heist a box of jewelry from the safe in the closet
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Recent Examples of heist
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
This allowed Porsche’s Neel Jani to erase a 70-second gap right at the death, snatching the victory from Toyota in a last-lap heist.
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Sam Joseph,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Tess Owen,
WIRED,
29 Oct. 2024
Nesbit scoffs at the proposal, citing the difficulties of heisting perhaps a metric tonne of nuclear material.
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IEEE Spectrum,
18 June 2024
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Noun
Michael Mann's Heat centers on experienced thief Neil McCauley (De Niro), whose various heists are detected by LAPD cop Vincent Hanna (Pacino).
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Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
This allowed Porsche’s Neel Jani to erase a 70-second gap right at the death, snatching the victory from Toyota in a last-lap heist.
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Sam Joseph,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Verb
And Bannon got directly to business, spinning a tale to his viewers of Democrats plotting to heist the 2024 election.
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Tess Owen,
WIRED,
29 Oct. 2024
Nesbit scoffs at the proposal, citing the difficulties of heisting perhaps a metric tonne of nuclear material.
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IEEE Spectrum,
18 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heist
Noun
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Residents say their reports of the theft — like their complaints of other crimes — go unheeded because their 2-year-old apartment building lies in a law enforcement no man’s land where no police agency has the power or resources to investigate and prosecute run-of-the-mill crime.
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The Travelon Anti-theft Classic Crossbody Bag, which is built with pickpocket-proof features to keep your valuables protected, is also on sale for 56 percent off, bringing its price down to just $34.
Verb
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Bald eagle are also known to scavenge for food and carrion, even stealing from other hunting birds mid-flight.
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The show was canceled that year, after Mencia was accused of stealing material from other comedians.
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“Heist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heist. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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