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
Lisa Cavazuti, NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
The heists typically occurred late at night and usually involved Bland and Tucker, who entered each business wearing hooded sweatshirts and face masks.
—City News Service, Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
Leanne, a single mother, turns to her amateur heists to avoid losing her family flat, Mattie to get some money to his daughter as child maintenance, despite his chronic gambling.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
Why are so many heists happening in Europe?
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 6 Feb. 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
Noun
Carlsen noted that funds from both IT worker schemes and crypto heists frequently end up with Chinese brokers tied to organized-crime syndicates.
—Lisa Cavazuti, NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
The heists typically occurred late at night and usually involved Bland and Tucker, who entered each business wearing hooded sweatshirts and face masks.
—City News Service, Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
Leanne, a single mother, turns to her amateur heists to avoid losing her family flat, Mattie to get some money to his daughter as child maintenance, despite his chronic gambling.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
Why are so many heists happening in Europe?
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 6 Feb. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heists
Noun
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The state Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement announced the Santa Rosa County thefts in a Facebook post on Tuesday, March 10.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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The department urged high-performance vehicle owners to keep their cars parked in garages, use steering wheel locks and keep key fobs away from entryways to deter thefts.—
Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Tramon Mark steals the ball and lays in a transition bucket to give Texas the lead back after NC State took a one-point edge.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Mar. 2026
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Even worse, the fake Claude Code steals sensitive data like passwords, session cookies, and more, and is very difficult to delete.—
Alan Henry,
PC Magazine,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Proponents said the change will help businesses better absorb the transaction fees that credit card companies are allowed to charge each time someone swipes their credit card.—
Barbara Hoberock,
Oklahoman,
19 Feb. 2026
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Continue reading … DARING DASH – Sneaky feline swipes a free snack — and it's caught on video.—
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FOXNews.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Heists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heists. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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