pilferage

Definition of pilferagenext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pilferage
Noun
  • For the shoplifting incident, O’Neil was arrested and charged with larceny under $1,200 and being a common and notorious thief, police said.
    Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
  • There was a 14% drop in shoplifting and retail theft, with at least half of the thefts ending in arrest thanks to a re-synching of resources from patrol officers, transit cops, detectives and prosecutors, officials said.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Gontareva herself is currently under investigation by Ukrainian authorities on suspicion of embezzlement and had previously been investigated on suspicions of helping Kurchenko launder illicit money.
    Olena Loginova, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • After news hit of Ozer’s Safehaven embezzlement indictment in 2024, Ozer spent months reassuring folks that the charges were all going to go away.
    Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • One of its founders, William da Silva Lima, spent more than 30 years behind bars after being convicted of armed robbery, extortion and kidnapping.
    Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The kidnapping, and Hannibal Lecter's confinement in a ballroom take place in Memphis.
    Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • While colectivo members were largely quiet immediately after Maduro’s abduction, some videos released on social media and news outlets have shown men believed to be colectivo members harassing reporters and people in the streets.
    Rebecca Hanson, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Justice Department opinion allows ‘forcible abductions’ abroad In ordering Noriega’s removal, the White House relied on a 1989 legal opinion by then-Assistant Attorney General Bill Barr, issued six months before the invasion.
    Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Pilferage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pilferage. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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