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as in stole
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
that lorry was a piece of rubbish, I don't know why anyone would want to nick it
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as in arrested
to take or keep under one's control by authority of law
a petty thief who was always getting nicked for picking the pockets of tourists outside Buckingham Palace
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Recent Examples of nicked
His fingers are nicked and scarred from pinches and scrapes.
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Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2026
Fortunately for the Cubs’ shortstop, Popovich’s aim was as wild as her mane of chestnut hair; one bullet struck his right hand, another struck his left, and a third shot nicked him on the right side, but nowhere near a vital organ.
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Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
But the enthusiasm for her art was always nicked with caveats and doubts.
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Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
After driving towards the box, his cutback is nicked off the toes of Riley McGree, for what could have been his second assist of the game.
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Thom Harris,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
The Wildcats nicked Alpert for two runs in the second inning, then tacked on another in the third via Levi Lueck’s RBI single.
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Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
The walls were lined with grocery shelves laden with ingredients nicked from Ducasse’s kitchen, with a few bottles of Heinz ketchup thrown in to broadcast the theme, which was chaos.
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Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
29 May 2026
Jumped up on him and just nicked his thumb.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
But one of Brewers catcher William Contreras’ three successful challenges came on that ninth pitch, a 3-2 sinker that just nicked the bottom of the zone.
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Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2026
Fortunately for the Cubs’ shortstop, Popovich’s aim was as wild as her mane of chestnut hair; one bullet struck his right hand, another struck his left, and a third shot nicked him on the right side, but nowhere near a vital organ.
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Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
But the enthusiasm for her art was always nicked with caveats and doubts.
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Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
After driving towards the box, his cutback is nicked off the toes of Riley McGree, for what could have been his second assist of the game.
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Thom Harris,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
The Wildcats nicked Alpert for two runs in the second inning, then tacked on another in the third via Levi Lueck’s RBI single.
—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
The walls were lined with grocery shelves laden with ingredients nicked from Ducasse’s kitchen, with a few bottles of Heinz ketchup thrown in to broadcast the theme, which was chaos.
—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
29 May 2026
Jumped up on him and just nicked his thumb.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
But one of Brewers catcher William Contreras’ three successful challenges came on that ninth pitch, a 3-2 sinker that just nicked the bottom of the zone.
—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nicked
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Joshua Serad, of Maple Shade, stole and damaged Pride flags Monday in the business district of Haddonfield on Kings Highway, according to police.
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Fudd followed with a go-ahead layup that put Dallas up 111-110 before Jessica Shepard stole the ball, and Aziaha James capped the scoring with a free throw to end it.
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Police Scotland said that a 36-year-old man was arrested late Friday after officers received multiple reports of attacks in the west and north of Edinburgh.
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Bridges pointed to an encounter last year in which an officer threatened Breshari Faulkner with a Taser, pulled her from her car onto the ground and arrested her during a confrontation over a handicapped parking space in the same Walmart lot where Kohen was shot.
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The bear swiped at him, causing superficial injuries to his face and chest, and he was taken to a hospital for treatment and released, SBCoFD said.
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But a two-out walk in the second came back to bite him after Matt McClain swiped second base and scored on Tyler Stephenson’s single to center.
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Merchandise including counterfeit perfumes, Rolex watches, knockoff Knicks apparel, sunglasses, electronics and Labubus were seized, in addition to $145,000 in cash, police said.
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Barely six months ago, US special forces seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from Caracas in a daring and deadly raid.
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This is just one in a sweaty dungeon of hundreds of TikTok videos that show women being stalked, grabbed, tortured, tossed to the ground, and handcuffed by scary masked soldiers.
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Her mother asked what had just happened, and the girl related that Spencer had grabbed her.
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As of Thursday, police had not apprehended Sanchez-Munoz.
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He was subsequently apprehended in Chicago, IL.
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“Nicked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nicked. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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