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
Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
The eight-part series will uncover how a team of criminals in over their heads got together to pull off one of history’s most unbelievable heists.
—Peter White, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
The ongoing heists show the North Korean government continues to exploit cryptocurrrency to generate funds for the regime, despite strict sanctions against the country.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
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
Noun
The film follows bank robbers who are documenting their heists on social media.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
The eight-part series will uncover how a team of criminals in over their heads got together to pull off one of history’s most unbelievable heists.
—Peter White, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
The ongoing heists show the North Korean government continues to exploit cryptocurrrency to generate funds for the regime, despite strict sanctions against the country.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heists
Noun
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The thefts, assaults, and rapes that resulted from these vices often went unpunished, as British commanders prioritized prosecuting the war over protecting civilians.—
Time,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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Her arrest followed a months-long investigation into upwards of 40 thefts from a single Under Armour store in the Carlsbad Premium Outlets on Paseo del Norte.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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However, Fred steals Velma's thunder when the scales are tilted in her favor to take back control.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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The actress is clearly relishing the opportunity to deliver Aaron Sorkin’s barbed dialogue (though perhaps not as much as Philip Seymour Hoffman, who steals the show as an explosive CIA functionary).—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 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 18 Oct. 2025.
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