pilfers

present tense third-person singular of pilfer

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Verb
  • Notre Dame guard Hannah Hidalgo steals the ball from UConn guard Kayleigh Heckel during the second half in an Elite Eight game on March 29, 2026, in Fort Worth, Texas.
    — Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Plus, in the end, another chain, Sizzler, swoops in and steals all the cows.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Gaga then swipes concealer under her eyes, on the center of her forehead and around her mouth.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
  • When someone swipes a card, the device can capture account information and the PIN used during the transaction.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
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“Pilfers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pilfers. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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