heisted

verb

past tense of heist
as in stole
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 Synonyms for heisted
  1. stole
  2. swiped
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  • Nootbaar led off with a walk, stole second and scored on a two-out single by Blaze Jordan.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
  • Zach Neto singled twice, stole a base and scored two runs for the Angels, who went two for 14 with runners in scoring position.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of stole
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  • Ildemaro Vargas walked on four pitches with one out, swiped second and scored on a 75-mph ball that Gabriel Moreno dumped down the right-field line for a double.
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • Two weeks before Maria hit, Hurricane Irma swiped past the island’s northeast corner as a Category 5 storm, also knocking out power.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
Definition of swiped
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