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 That was the day the College Football Playoff selection committee robbed his undefeated Seminoles of an opportunity to compete for a national championship. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026 The harsh artificial lighting completely shattered the otherworldly atmosphere, robbing us of our chance to experience totality's eerie darkness. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2026 The rape follows several recent attacks in Central Park, including an incident a week earlier where a woman was beaten and robbed by a trio of masked crooks. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026 The places where Baltzor typically ranges her cattle in the mountains were ravaged by record-size wildfires this summer, robbing them of the grass the herds usually eat. — Anna King, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rob

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Verb

The Kingdom of Benin, in what is now Nigeria, was looted of roughly 5,000 religious objects by the British in 1897.

— News Desk, Artforum, 7 Nov. 2026
Widespread unrest watch now Since late September, France has seen violent protests across the country, with demonstrations dissolving into riots and looting in late October.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of loot

Verb

As police arrived, someone else reported a vehicle break-in in the 37400 block of North McAree, and the caller gave a clothing description of the person who burglarized their vehicle.

— Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
Police said that between June 3 and June 24, the nine suspects allegedly crashed a vehicle into three separate businesses to burglarize them.

— Jose Fabian, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of burglarize

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Military leaders on both sides have also plundered Sudan’s vast gold reserves, smuggling much of their takings out of the country.

— Mat Nashed, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2026
Social media posts and merchant reports said luxury and beauty stores, including Sephora, Celine, Burberry and Louis Vuitton, were plundered.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of plunder

Verb

These are working-class teachers who are victims of the class struggle, and they are being exploited by the university.

— Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
The department wants companies to maintain strong internal controls that prevent advanced systems from being exploited.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of exploit

Verb

Legislators opted not to accept Peña's resignation, meaning he could be stripped of legal protections that would prevent his prosecution, should Paraguay's Attorney General Emiliano Rolón Fernández opt to file charges.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
The work requirements are expected to strip coverage from millions of people — not for lack of employment, but due to burdensome paperwork and other red tape.

— Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of strip

Verb

Honestly, Trump’s attempt to cheat by pressuring states to simply disenfranchise Democrats may go down in history as one of the greatest political self-owns of all time — right behind that Ramaswamy ad.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Later on, after the guests have left, this cheating convention makes Kaylee nervous.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of cheat

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