kleptomaniac

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Recent Examples of kleptomaniac 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 The theft was not the first for the young film critic, who was known to be a kleptomaniac, stealing from cafes, the homes of friends and acquaintances and even from his grandfather’s book collection. Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Sep. 2022
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
  • Experts also warn that a constant, shining light, like a porch light, does not necessarily deter burglars.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2025
  • His attorneys said in the court filing that Laci Peterson confronted a pair of burglars who were attempting to break into a house across the street Dec. 26, 2002.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The thief — dressed in a black hoodie and black pants — held a gun to the victim’s face before stealing $100,000 from the victim’s bedroom and then fled on foot, heading south on Seventh Ave., cops said.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 15 May 2025
  • The thieves stole millions of dollars worth of jewelry from the reality star in the middle of the night.
    Esther Kang, People.com, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • Welcome to the Big Apple, where the people are pickpockets, the cabbies are kidnappers, and the tunnels are rapists.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Currently in production in New York City, the film follows Harry (Turturro), a career pickpocket who is forced into a desperate, high-stakes race against time through the streets of his city.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Stopping a shoplifter in the act of stealing can be dangerous, and many store policies advise against it, particularly when the value of the item is below the felony threshold.
    Freddy Kuo, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The victim chased the shoplifter into the parking lot and the two started fighting, authorities said.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025

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