purloining 1 of 2

present participle of purloin

purloining

2 of 2

noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for purloining
Verb
  • Prometheus was chained to a rock for stealing the fire of the gods and giving it to human beings.
    Alan Lightman September 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Back in May, Steven Hale pleaded guilty to spending about a year between 2021 and 2022 stealing discs from his employer and selling them online through e-commerce sites.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In a 21-page ruling, Talwani found that ICE holding an 18-year-old migrant arrested on charges of shoplifting without a bond hearing violated his due process rights.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Now retailers say their anti-theft strategies are working, and data shows shoplifting rates are falling.
    Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Jamel McGriff, 42, a Bronx ex-con with a decades-long rap sheet, has been charged with 14 counts of murder and 37 charges in total, including kidnapping, burglary, robbery, arson, weapons offenses, grand larceny and identity theft, the Queens County District Attorney’s Office said.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The prosecutor turned to the day of the kidnapping.
    ProPublica, ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Purloining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purloining. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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