as in to loot
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
in jail for robbing a bank
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Recent Examples of rob
Anunoby, despite being robbed of an opportunity that some players 15 years his senior never got to experience, remembers that time fondly.
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James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Atlanta police are searching for a woman accused of robbing a Buckhead bank on Wednesday morning.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Currently in production in Montreal, Good in the Room follows former hockey player Charlie (O’Brien), who partners with ex-teammate Julius (Bachelor) to rob the sport’s biggest star and Charlie’s best friend, JP (Bruneau).
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 May 2026
An hour later, Rosario Lopez robbed the Shell Gas Station at 883 Hamilton Ave.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2026
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James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Atlanta police are searching for a woman accused of robbing a Buckhead bank on Wednesday morning.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Currently in production in Montreal, Good in the Room follows former hockey player Charlie (O’Brien), who partners with ex-teammate Julius (Bachelor) to rob the sport’s biggest star and Charlie’s best friend, JP (Bruneau).
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 May 2026
An hour later, Rosario Lopez robbed the Shell Gas Station at 883 Hamilton Ave.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rob
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Police stopped the violence there that night, but more racist beatings and looting erupted downtown.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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Russia utilizes short-term instability to essentially loot developing countries to prop up its own beleaguered economy, which is dragged down by sanctions.—
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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And as Pulisic’s private jet made its way from Italy to New York, the club’s coach, sporting director and two other top executives were sacked.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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The Giants were inside the 25-yard line when Manning was sacked for a short loss with a minute left.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
5 June 2026
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According to charging documents, these were Hodges' fourth and fifth burglaries this week, after allegedly attempting to break into one home and successfully burglarizing another on Monday.—
Ashley Paul,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Burrow’s Ohio home was also burglarized while the Bengals quarterback was playing the Dallas Cowboys in Texas during Monday Night Football, according to investigators.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
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But Texas Tech isn't the only program from the Lone Star State whose commit list LSU is plundering.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
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Later on, plundering Barbary pirates raided Mallorca, looting possessions, slaughtering inhabitants and capturing others for the slave trade.—
Norma Meyer,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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Fragmented oversight creates opportunities for dishonest actors to exploit the gaps.—
Sally Pipes,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Calif says a small team of researchers used a preview version of Anthropic's Claude Mythos to help build a working macOS kernel exploit against Apple's new M5 chip protections in less than a week.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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So thieves strip it from phone lines, as well as from other infrastructure like streetlamps and EV chargers.—
John Ruwitch,
NPR,
3 June 2026
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And the Education Department has stripped funding from some districts that used it to create magnet schools intended to be more diverse.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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Though Lesnar rarely cheats to win, Femi isn’t going to lose clean.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Greg de la Garza, Miami The Republican Party of Florida is cheating and getting away with it.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
30 May 2026
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But in one Canadian outdoor cook's case, someone burgled all of his grub... and that someone turned out to have paws... four of them.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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The Louvre could use a win—the institution was notoriously burgled last October, losing $102 million in jewels.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Rob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rob. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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