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
Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 17 Jan. 2026
Two recent Roxbury city councilors, Tania Fernandes Anderson and Chuck Turner, have ended up in federal prison for assorted heists.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
The robbery was believed to be one of eight Chicago-area bank heists pulled by Erickson in a 23-month crime spree that netted nearly $180,000.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
The trio of seafood heists underscores the growing concern of cargo theft.
—Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 1 Jan. 2026
This is just the latest in a string of shellfish heists bedeviling the Northeast where lobster, crabs, and oysters have gone missing in recent weeks.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 31 Dec. 2025
The four-person crew was casing jewelry stores in Sacramento, Lodi, Stockton and the Bay Area before the heists, said Sacramento sheriff’s officials.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 Dec. 2025
That attack accounted for roughly 40% of the total amount of crypto heists this year.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2025
Following a group of illusionists, the crew uses their magical tricks to stage a series of heists and right some wrongs.
—Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025
Noun
Other recent Pokémon card heists The incident in New York City has not been the only robbery related to collectible cards in recent months.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 17 Jan. 2026
Two recent Roxbury city councilors, Tania Fernandes Anderson and Chuck Turner, have ended up in federal prison for assorted heists.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
The robbery was believed to be one of eight Chicago-area bank heists pulled by Erickson in a 23-month crime spree that netted nearly $180,000.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
The trio of seafood heists underscores the growing concern of cargo theft.
—Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 1 Jan. 2026
This is just the latest in a string of shellfish heists bedeviling the Northeast where lobster, crabs, and oysters have gone missing in recent weeks.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 31 Dec. 2025
The four-person crew was casing jewelry stores in Sacramento, Lodi, Stockton and the Bay Area before the heists, said Sacramento sheriff’s officials.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 Dec. 2025
That attack accounted for roughly 40% of the total amount of crypto heists this year.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2025
Following a group of illusionists, the crew uses their magical tricks to stage a series of heists and right some wrongs.
—Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heists
Noun
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From 2018 to July 2024, Thola-Duran directed crime groups from Central and South America to travel to various parts of the United States to commit thefts, using cars provided by DPR, the indictment filed in Los Angeles federal court states.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Some of the thefts were caught on home security cameras.—
Steven Rosenbaum,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The spa The hotel’s restaurant dazzles, but the spa still steals the spotlight.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Greg Kinnear and Toni Collette plays the bickering mom and dad, Steve Carell is the suicidal gay uncle, and Alan Arkin steals the movie as the coolest grandpa ever.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Soon after, a desperate man named Boomba, who witnessed Ma stealing from the shelter, breaks into her home and swipes her food, her phone, and a purse containing her family’s invaluable travel documents.—
Tope Folarin,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov. 2025
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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 23 Jan. 2026.
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