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
Melina Khan, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
Up next, he’ll be seen starring opposite Liam Neeson and Talia Ryder in 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank, the darkly comedic heist film from Amazon MGM’s Orion Pictures, which serves as Frankie Shaw’s feature directorial debut.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2026
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
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Noun
Nestlé, which distributes KitKats globally except in the United States, where Hershey has the rights, has leaned in to the attention that the heist has generated.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
Up next, he’ll be seen starring opposite Liam Neeson and Talia Ryder in 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank, the darkly comedic heist film from Amazon MGM’s Orion Pictures, which serves as Frankie Shaw’s feature directorial debut.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2026
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heist
Noun
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King faces two counts of federal program theft and one count of obstruction of justice, with a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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The annual convention of movie theater owners got a sneak peek at Jordan’s project — the third big-screen take on the story of a billionaire whose idle hands lead him to orchestrate major art thefts.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Thieves stole the copper wire inside them for scrap metal money.—
Adam Duxter,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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But the poet’s work now centers on illness and relearning how to live after a stroke stole his language and mobility.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Heist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heist. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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