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
One of the victims was robbed of his clothing, a gold Cuban bracelet and an iPhone.
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Sofia Saric
june 11, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
Tens of thousands drowned, while others were raped, robbed, and murdered by pirates, finding vulnerable prey.
—Elizabeth Holtzman, Time, 9 June 2026
Pretty sure a lot of people in DFW believe that mass transit is a marketing gimmick created by the train and bus companies that want to take your money, and rob you of your freedom.
—Mac Engel
june 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2026
People are robbed, assaulted and cheated.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
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Sofia Saric
june 11, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
Tens of thousands drowned, while others were raped, robbed, and murdered by pirates, finding vulnerable prey.
—Elizabeth Holtzman, Time, 9 June 2026
Pretty sure a lot of people in DFW believe that mass transit is a marketing gimmick created by the train and bus companies that want to take your money, and rob you of your freedom.
—Mac Engel
june 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2026
People are robbed, assaulted and cheated.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rob
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Koh Ker was extensively looted in the 1970s, and at least a dozen such sculptures were smuggled out of Cambodia and sold by Latchford.—
Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
11 June 2026
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Both were offered up by the same person, Marino Massimo De Caro, later convicted of looting an Italian library.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
8 June 2026
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Renard, 57, has been out of management since being sacked by Saudi Arabia in April, bringing his second stint with the national team to an end.—
Sam Joseph,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Greek coach Georgios Donis was appointed just two months ago after Saudi Arabia sacked former coach Hervé Renard.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
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Allegheny County Police are investigating a shooting that happened when a man walked in on his home along McNary Boulevard in Wilkinsburg being burglarized.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
10 Dec. 2025
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The man arrested for allegedly attacking a New York University (NYU) student is reportedly accused of committing yet another random assault in Manhattan and burglarizing off-campus housing.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
4 Dec. 2025
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And the final produc shows an even further concentration, with the most powerful lawmakers scoring state funding for projects that are shameless about funding their personal pork by willfully plundering parts of the budget dedicated to other priorities.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 June 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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More to Explore In hundreds of grim mines, Sicilian children were exploited in slave-like conditions.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
15 June 2026
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Tensions between Sunnis and Shias have long been exploited in the rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
15 June 2026
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In the aftermath of 2020, Jones was stripped of a committee chairmanship and frozen out of Senate GOP leadership.—
Shannon McCaffrey,
AJC.com,
10 June 2026
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The two had met in March through a website used for escort and stripping services, according to a court affidavit, and investigators alleged Dale paid Rylaarsdam more than $11,000 during the course of several weeks to talk to him and perform acts of bondage at his home.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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Jay Cooke, who had once been lionized for his role in financing the Union victory, was attacked in the press and accused of cheating ordinary Americans out of their savings.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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Here, Ruhian diversifies his skill set, killing people at a distance with a bow and arrow, which feels like cheating.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 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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Gomez has not burgled in 15 years.—
Alex Morris,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Rob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rob. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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