as in stealing
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
the studio stepped up security, fearing that someone might attempt to purloin a copy of the script for the show's season finale
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as in pilfering
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Verb
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What he’s actually done is fake his death to create a template for a new life by stealing $90 million from a client of his crooked law firm.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025 -
One man was arrested and accused of stealing a golf cart.—
Bob Harkins,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Nine days before Heskett received the termination notice, the body camera footage shows Heskett and another officer confronting a shoplifting suspect outside a local Walmart.—
Andi Babineau,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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Crimes against property, including vehicle theft and shoplifting, were down 9% in 2024 compared to 2023.—
Mars King,
Twin Cities,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There’s something about kidnapping that scares the fear out of you, Goldberg-Polin says.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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How a squad had burst into that house, taken away the adults, and left the children behind, all witnesses to the kidnapping.—
Mariana Enriquez
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Purloining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purloining. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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