Thesaurus results for ROB

rob

verb

ˈräb

Definition of rob

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 Three armed men went on a stickup spree in Central Park Thursday night, robbing six people of their cell phones at gunpoint in four separate muggings, cops said. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026 They are finally revealed as the head-lamps of a gang of thieves, robbing a church, caught closer up, their faces occasionally emerging from the gloom. — John Hopewell, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026 Often, weather can rob some swimmers of the opportunity to even get in the water. — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 18 Sep. 2026 In a precursor to the crime that would take Andrew’s life, in 1891, the Borden house was robbed in the middle of the day. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rob

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Verb

David Cassirer has argued the law clearly requires the museum to return the painting — and has pledged to support other looting victims with any proceeds.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
It was looted during World War II and returned to the heirs of Baron András Herzog by Germany in 2010.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of loot

Verb

Seven men from Chile were charged with burglarizing the homes of professional sports athletes, including Kelce and Mahomes.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026
The Associated Press PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh rookie offensive tackle Max Iheanachor, the Steelers ' first-round pick, had his home recently burglarized, according to multiple reports.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of burglarize

Verb

In the sixties, artists such as Roy Lichtenstein and Peter Saul had plundered lowbrow visual culture for elemental materials.

— Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
In fact, plundering England’s lower leagues is a rich source of unique goals, from Ballard’s spectacular effort to this cheeky one from Crewe Alexandra striker Josh March in their 1-0 League Two win over Northampton on Saturday.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of plunder

Verb

That could be an area González looks to exploit Sunday, using the pace and creativity of Miami’s attacking stars to strike before San Diego can reorganize defensively.

— Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026
The document, which was highly classified and written in Arabic, suggested that Hamas was planning to exploit the hostage families’ protests to fracture Israeli society.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of exploit

Verb

Sweeney recently stripped down for a nearly-nude commercial promoting the sports betting app.

— Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026
The result is a safer-phone category that already spans traditional feature phones, minimalist devices and smartphones that have been deliberately stripped of distracting features.

— Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of strip

Verb

After a 7-6 debut season as the Volunteers head coach in 2009, Kiffin endeared himself to the Tennessee fan base by accusing former Florida coach Urban Meyer of cheating during a recruiting battle.

— The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Blatant, in-your-face lying, cheating and stealing is the norm.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of cheat

Verb

Once upon a time in Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino’s mansion was nearly burgled.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
The Stathe stars as a car dealer with a criminal past whose girlfriend (Saffron Burrows) presents him with an opportunity to burgle the safe deposit boxes of the wealthy clients of a Lloyds Bank branch on London’s Baker Street.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of burgle

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