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 After 36 years, DNA testing has revealed the name and fate of an armed intruder who robbed and raped a woman in her home, according to police in North Carolina. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2026 Brazil's travel advisory was also recently updated, with officials warning Americans about crime and kidnapping, including armed robberies, carjackings and criminals drugging victims' drinks before robbing them. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026 Two men had entered an apartment on North Sharon Amity Road and robbed the occupants, according to a police affidavit obtained by the Charlotte Observer. — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2026 The injury played with his head as much as his game, robbing him of his confidence and physicality. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rob

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Verb

Authorities are still investigating whether any of them may also have been looted during World War II.

— Sergio Farella, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Preliminary explorations indicate these burials were looted in antiquity; passages linking them are thought to have been made by ancient robbers moving between the tombs.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of loot

Verb

Since 2020, Joe Burrow has been sacked a league-worst 10 percent of the time in openers and has lost four times, a league-high.

— Vic Tafur, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The Ducks sacked Madsen three times for 15 yards, but their defensive front didn’t show too much attacking intent.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of sack

Verb

This isn’t the first time one of Brady’s CardVault locations has been burglarized.

— Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
Deputies responded to several locations in northeast Miami-Dade where Honda vehicles had been burglarized and their driver-side airbags removed.

— Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 26 Aug. 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

Black Zombie uncovers the Haitian roots of the zombie, exposing how Western cinema transformed spiritual tradition into horror while stripping it of identity, agency, and history.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
Higher ticket items are more likely to be resold, partially recycled or stripped for their materials such as gemstones.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of strip

Verb

Some of the common concerns addressed by the guidance include the privacy of student data being input into AI systems, the potential for cheating and emphasis on human input and verification.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
In an atmosphere of uncertainty—and given prevailing concerns about students using AI to cheat—such bans would seem to make some sense.

— Sian Leah Beilock, The Atlantic, 5 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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