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
What began as a bomb-defusing job quickly turns into a police investigation, and what could be the heist of the century. Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025 Owen suspects his soon-to-be in-laws (Pierce Brosnan and Ellen Barkin) as the masterminds behind the heist. James Mercadante, PEOPLE, 4 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
  • American officials have alleged that North Korea is engaged in a long-running effort to use cyberattacks, cryptocurrency theft and IT contractors to gather information on behalf of the government in Pyongyang.
    Nino Paoli, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Young Peter survived by theft and by begging.
    John Blake, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • How can someone steal from you and simply get away with it?
    Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Two innings later, Martin singled, stole second base and eventually scored the winning run in a ninth-inning comeback victory.
    Dan Hayes, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Heist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heist. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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