as in steals
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 heists
Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Thieves broke into the National Museum of Natural History in Paris and made off with samples of raw gold worth about $700,000, officials have said, the latest in a wave of heists hitting cultural institutions across France.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
Launched in 2003, this sci-fi MMORPG has played host to epic spaceship battles and intergalactic heists on a scale that most other multiplayer games can only dream of.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
In recent years, thieves have pulled off elaborate heists of rare, million-dollar collectible cars, sometimes smuggling them out of their country of origin, retrofitting them with fake paperwork, and reselling them on the international market.
—Stayton Bonner, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2025
Click or tap here to read more about how these skilled burglars executed heists.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Aug. 2025
Dom goes from an auto mechanic involved in carjackings and heists to carrying out illicit jobs for government agencies.
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
In 2022, however, the group reportedly set its sights on risky, violent heists with large payouts.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, criminals—bolstered by advancements in cybercrime—are more sophisticated than ever, executing heists that would've been unthinkable just a few years ago.
—Freddy Kuo, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
Charlie embarks on all sorts of dark heists, working for gloamists, magicians who manipulate shadows to do their bidding.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Thieves broke into the National Museum of Natural History in Paris and made off with samples of raw gold worth about $700,000, officials have said, the latest in a wave of heists hitting cultural institutions across France.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
Launched in 2003, this sci-fi MMORPG has played host to epic spaceship battles and intergalactic heists on a scale that most other multiplayer games can only dream of.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
In recent years, thieves have pulled off elaborate heists of rare, million-dollar collectible cars, sometimes smuggling them out of their country of origin, retrofitting them with fake paperwork, and reselling them on the international market.
—Stayton Bonner, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2025
Click or tap here to read more about how these skilled burglars executed heists.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Aug. 2025
Dom goes from an auto mechanic involved in carjackings and heists to carrying out illicit jobs for government agencies.
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
In 2022, however, the group reportedly set its sights on risky, violent heists with large payouts.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, criminals—bolstered by advancements in cybercrime—are more sophisticated than ever, executing heists that would've been unthinkable just a few years ago.
—Freddy Kuo, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heists
Noun
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For Parisian Jews in 1941 and 1942, these thefts were compounded by a cascade of other degradations, including the loss of distinguished positions at the Sorbonne, in banking, science, and medicine, with more devastation to come.—
Christopher C. Gorham
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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The rise in organized thefts has become a major talking point for advocates who are asking the state to step in to do more to prevent the violent encounters.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Russ steals some latex molds from his movie makeup artist father and transforms himself into Chad with a shaggy wig, a mustache, buck teeth and chin, lip and nose enhancements.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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But sometimes stress over the sheer volume of what’s on our plates steals the most precious moments.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Wednesday swipes Enid’s driver’s-ed consent form to sneak off to visit Tyler at Willow Hill Psychiatric Hospital.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Heists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heists. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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