as in pilfering
Related Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pilferage
Noun
-
The law requires that any undocumented immigrant who is charged with or admits having committed burglary, shoplifting, assault of a law enforcement officer or any serious felonies be detained.—
Anna Heqimi,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026 -
For a certain subset of the city’s wealthy-ish, a little shoplifting on your grocery run has become about as mundane as jaywalking.—
Nora DeLigter,
Curbed,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
The bishop of a Chaldean Catholic church in El Cajon was arrested while trying to leave the country Thursday and jailed on suspicion of embezzlement, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office said.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2026
-
Kamon was sentenced to more than five years in federal prison, which will run concurrently to a 10-year sentence that Kamon received in Los Angeles federal court for a related embezzlement scheme.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
Armond Langford, 32, is facing multiple charges including robbery, kidnapping, assault, wanton endangerment, fleeing/evading police, burglary and persistent felony offender.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Mar. 2026
-
Bivolaru, 73, was arrested in Paris in 2023 and now faces charges in France, including human trafficking, kidnapping, and rape.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
Nanos said the department is examining video from area homes of a car driving around the time of the abduction, but no vehicles have been linked to the crime at this point.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
-
Nanos said officers were aware of the video showing the car around the time of Nancy's abduction.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Mar. 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Pilferage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pilferage. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
