pilfering 1 of 2

present participle of pilfer

pilfering

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noun

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of pilfering
Noun
Seven people are locked up for running a theft ring that included pilfering more than $800,000 in smoke detectors from Home Depot stores across Florida — including Miami-Dade, according to Attorney General James Uthmeier. Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025 This, above, was the first of Naeher’s career on her 200th NWSL outing, pilfering a 3-3 draw (from three down, on the road) against Seattle Reign. Phil Hay, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pilfering
Verb
  • The Venezuelan leader, who is accused of stealing last year’s election, was further sidelined diplomatically after the country’s main opposition figure María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize last week.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Santos was charged in 2023 with stealing from donors and his campaign, fraudulently collecting unemployment benefits and lying to Congress about his wealth.
    Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • While in court, Finn was concurrently charged with two counts of shoplifting, theft at a dwelling and possession of methamphetamine utensils, according to The Press.
    Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
  • But some of the initial videos posted to the app, including one that depicts OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shoplifting, have sparked debates about its utility, potential for harm and legality.
    Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The demonstrators have brought up a range of issues, including poverty and the cost of living, access to tertiary education, and alleged corruption and embezzlement of public funds by government officials, as well as their families and associates.
    NPR, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
  • In a high-profile, three-month-long trial, prosecutors alleged that Sarkozy funneled millions of dollars from the Libyan government into his campaign coffers; he was acquitted of further charges of embezzlement and corruption.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Hamas later released footage of his kidnapping.
    Itay Stern, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
  • These tendencies are most consequential in the kidnapping scene, a gnarled set piece that, in its planning and execution, seems to defy even dream logic.
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The hijacking of the sport and the community institutions that built it, by noxious forces using it for their own means.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
  • This prevents session hijacking if the system keeps tokens cached.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Prosecutors reportedly revealed Laffitte’s misappropriation of funds allowed Murdaugh to pay off fraudulent loans and personal debts, further cementing that his assistance was pivotal in allowing Murdaugh to keep his financial crimes in motion over the course of several years.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The real estate developer who angered Benbrook residents this past summer with his plan to build in a floodplain has been indicted on felony charges in Parker County for alleged misappropriation of funds and theft.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Pilfering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pilfering. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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