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
Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2025
In one of the great heists in baseball history, the Phillies traded Larry Bowa and Sandberg to the Cubs for Iván DeJesús.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Caitlin McGlade, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
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
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Noun
The heist crew case was filed in October 2024, and Arellano Díaz has had an arrest warrant since at least then, court records show.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2025
In one of the great heists in baseball history, the Phillies traded Larry Bowa and Sandberg to the Cubs for Iván DeJesús.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Verb
Officers got the call at about 4 p.m. on Saturday that someone had heisted the truck.
—Caitlin McGlade, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heist
Noun
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Gill was arrested in June 2023 on several charges including theft of property totaling $250,000 or more, two counts of financial transactions from felony theft proceeds and two counts of patronizing prostitution.—
Katie Nixon,
The Tennessean,
5 Aug. 2025
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Blair Clark-Green, 44, of Prairie Grove was charged July 31 in connection with felony theft of property, according to a preliminary police report from the Farmington Police Department.—
Lynn Kutter,
Arkansas Online,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The gaming community was hit with another delay of Grand Theft Auto 6 earlier this year and that means those who were hoping to spend the fall months stealing cars and evading the police are needing something to fill that void.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The Thunder star and Converse stole the show that weekend, making their presence felt all over the city with signage and an epic pop-up that gave fans a first look at the SHAI 001 in person.—
Nick Crain,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Heist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heist. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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