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
You weren't considered some sort of psychotic menace who's going to rob or kill them either.
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Jessica Sager, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
The man allegedly told the cashier to call 911 and tell police the store was being robbed.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 9 Aug. 2025
Drummond has served prison time for robbing a convenience store and threatening to go after jurors.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Aug. 2025
The injury will rob Howard of valuable preseason and training-camp reps.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 6 Aug. 2025
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Jessica Sager, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
The man allegedly told the cashier to call 911 and tell police the store was being robbed.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 9 Aug. 2025
Drummond has served prison time for robbing a convenience store and threatening to go after jurors.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Aug. 2025
The injury will rob Howard of valuable preseason and training-camp reps.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rob
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On Valentine’s Day, the home of Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban was burglarized after intruders allegedly smashed their way in before looting the residence.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The Netanyahu government has repeatedly denied that a famine is taking place or that Israel is attempting to starve Palestinians by choking off food aid into the territories — often claiming that, despite scant evidence, Hamas is looting the supplies.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
11 Aug. 2025
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The theory is that Favre took a dive so that New York Giants defensive end Michael Strahan could sack him and break Gastineau’s record.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Wilson led the Dolphins to touchdowns on both his drives after replacing Tagovailoa for the second series of a 24-24 tie with Chicago last week, and he was sacked four times.—
Jack Magruder,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The caller told officers that two men in black hoodies came to their house after a neighbor's house was burglarized, police said.—
Lindsay Good,
NBC news,
22 July 2025
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For example, how often are hotel rooms burglarized?—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Everybody could be tracked through their phone signal, and bank and cryptocurrency accounts could be plundered on a whim.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Although the passengers managed to swim or be hauled on ropes to shore, much of the ship’s cargo—which included tea, brandy, nails, iron, and Wright’s paintings—was lost, washed out of the ship’s hold and either plundered by a passing privateer and people living nearby or sunk below the waves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 July 2025
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During the leak, former and current customers' information was exploited, including names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth and more personal details.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Phishing, malware and misinformation relentlessly exploit weak points in online systems.—
Akram Atallah,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The amendment was initially adopted to the spending bill but then stripped on a party-line Republican vote.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
8 Aug. 2025
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France has reportedly stripped the residency permit of a man who lit a cigarette at a war memorial in Paris after he was caught on camera.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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This year has already seen examples of AI systems willing to deceive, cheat and steal to achieve their goals.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
13 Aug. 2025
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And rebuilding trust – as anyone knows who has lied or cheated – is far harder than protecting it.—
Teresa Ghilarducci,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The local Chinese restaurant and the local corner shop have also been burgled.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 June 2025
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Your Friends and Neighbors Apple TV+, April 11 Literary bona fides: not an adaptation, but created by the novelist Jonathan Tropper John Hamm stars as a rich guy who, having lost his job, decides to make ends meet by burgling from his neighbors.—
Emily Temple
March 28,
Literary Hub,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Rob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rob. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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