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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  • Schmitt, 27, was in the midst of a career year, having already reached career highs in homers (21), RBIs (55) and steals (nine).
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Though when Pierce Brosnan took up the role in the 1999 remake, Crown steals Monet’s San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk (1908–12) from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, though that painting actually belongs to the National Museum Cardiff in Wales.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 31 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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