pilfers

present tense third-person singular of pilfer

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Verb
  • Taylor Kitsch is fantastic, but Tom Hopper steals the show.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Still, as Huntrix finally steals the show, the movie shows the singers and the audience as equals.
    Yvonne Kim, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Wednesday swipes Enid’s driver’s-ed consent form to sneak off to visit Tyler at Willow Hill Psychiatric Hospital.
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Pilfers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pilfers. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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