pilfers

verb

present tense third-person singular of pilfer
as in steals
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep what sort of person would pilfer lunches from the office refrigerator?

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  1. steals
  2. swipes
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  • John Legend steals the show at the 2026 Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland on July 9.
    — People Staff, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
  • Adebayo ranks second in franchise history in all-time points scored (10,391 points) and total rebounds grabbed (5,756 rebounds), third in all-time assists (2,276 assists) and steals (693), and fifth in all-time blocks (538 blocks).
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026
Definition of steals
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  • Shields' younger daughter inherited her love of fashion and regularly swipes designer pieces from her closet.
    — Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
  • Geomagnetic conditions are expected to intensify late tonight into early tomorrow, if the CME swipes Earth, according to the latest forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC).
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 12 May 2026
Definition of swipes
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