kleptomaniac

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Recent Examples of kleptomaniac The longtime psych-rock staple co-wrote the album with filmmaker Matt Yoka to be a collection of American stories about hopeless kleptomaniacs, urban explorers, and other people who slip through the cracks. Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 30 May 2025 After her emergence, Dawn gets saddled with tedious subplots: a kleptomaniac streak, bad boyfriends, and an overeager tendency to put herself in danger. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025 The stigma kleptomaniacs face can leave them feeling ashamed, embarrassed or afraid to seek support. Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024 Here are three reasons behind the behavior of a kleptomaniac, according to research. Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024 Joined by a kleptomaniac fox (Awkwafina), a brusque pangolin (Ke Huy Quan) and a trio of ferocious little bunnies, Po sets out to defeat a sorcerer named the Chameleon (Viola Davis). Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024 This begs the question: What drives kleptomaniacs to commit acts of theft even with possible negative consequences? Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024 The book, which chronicles the exploits of a kinky kleptomaniac, has been optioned for the screen, but has stalled due to the strikes. Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Sep. 2023 Jimmy Kimmel Live's impersonation was the most realistic, as Kimmel chased a kleptomaniac, questions-dodging Santos (Nelson Franklin) through the halls of Congress. Peter Weber, The Week, 23 Jan. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kleptomaniac
Noun
  • Companies currying favor have been replaced with those reacting to a climate of fear—of punishing lawsuits, of punitive regulatory reactions—fear that democracy is being replaced by a kind of klepto-feudalism.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
  • America doesn't need your klepto-crude.
    Peter Weber, The Week, 9 Mar. 2022
Noun
  • The nanny reportedly bit one of the burglars and escaped before going door-to-door in the neighborhood looking to be let in to call 911.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 10 June 2025
  • One of the burglars threatened to shoot a clerk during the 7-Eleven incident, authorities said.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • Fortunately for her, there’s work to be found: a gang of thieves is assembling a crew to steal a precious necklace from the Ministry itself.
    Caroline Carlson June 30, Literary Hub, 30 June 2025
  • After a den of thieves ransacked a rural Northern California home so many times that the owner fled in fear, the property fell into even wilder hands: a group of bears, authorities said.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • Morgan Luther, an assistant manager at The Gin Mill, said pickpockets hit the bar a few times, particularly when the bar is packed after concerts and sporting events, or when tourists are drawn the Queen City.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2025
  • But centuries after travelers first started flocking to Venice, braving the crowds, lines and pickpockets still feels worth it.
    Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • The Hong Kong papers also talked for days about the shoplifter in a Dacron suit.
    Eileen Chang, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
  • That has become a practice with some independent boutique owners that have been targeted by shoplifters in the past few years.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 9 May 2025

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