rob

verb

ˈräb How to pronounce rob (audio)
Definition of robnext
as in to loot
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully in jail for robbing a bank

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rob But coming out of a pandemic that had robbed players of normality, a few days extra at the best tournaments felt doable, given the financial payoff. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 25 July 2026 One of them is planning to rob the house and needs help tracking down the valuables inside. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 July 2026 Christian was a beautiful, innocent soul who was robbed of his dreams. — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 24 July 2026 No Name, as its very title suggests, is about two women who are robbed of their identities and must attempt to create new ones. — Literary Hub, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for rob
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rob
  1. loot
  2. sack
  3. burglarize
  4. plunder
  5. exploit
  6. strip
  7. cheat
  8. burgle
Verb
  • When a group of participants began looting, violence erupted as police attacked with tear gas and shot and killed a 16 year-old amid hundreds of arrests.
    — Laura French, TheWeek, 28 July 2026
  • Brisas de Maiquetía has not been spared from looting, a problem affecting all of La Guaira.
    — Julimar Valentina Rivas Perez, NBC news, 24 July 2026
Definition of loot
Verb
  • Or less than the payoff that Liam Rosenior allegedly received for being sacked as head coach after three months in charge.
    — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • On Thursday, Bailey would have sacked Smith after splitting a double team from Membou and running back Breece Hall.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of sack
Verb
  • Philadelphia Eagles star Saquon Barkley’s Pennsylvania home was burglarized early Saturday morning, police said.
    — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2026
  • Police say another man arrested in connection with the burglaries identified Gavrilys as one of the men who burglarized Charlie D’s Bar in Kansas City, stealing around $300 and causing thousands of dollars in property damage.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
Definition of burglarize
Verb
  • In vivid strokes of saffron orange and seafoam green watercolors, Wilson rendered a vibrant portrait of herself plundering birthday cake by the handful as party guests languished around the frame.
    — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026
  • As long as the contents of a container have not been plundered outright, they can even be delivered to the recipient after an accident, albeit with some delay.
    — Alexander Klose, Scientific American, 24 July 2026
Definition of plunder
Verb
  • The breaches signal that AI’s expanding capabilities are already fueling the security threat experts long feared and even top developers can be caught off-guard by flaws their models can exploit.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 31 July 2026
  • Raoul has joined lawsuits against both Meta and TikTok, alleging the companies have addictive designs that exploit children.
    — Ben Szalinski, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of exploit
Verb
  • Prosecutors allege Williams and several other suspects held a victim against his will, pistol whipped him and stripped him of his belongings, Boyd said.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Best cleanser under $35 This affordable cleanser removes makeup, sunscreen and daily grime without stripping your skin.
    — Casey DelBasso, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Definition of strip
Verb
  • While just around 3,000 of the 150,000 or so tests have been invalidated, all students – including those who, like Velázquez, are not suspected of cheating – have been left in limbo pending the result of UNAM’s investigation into the matter.
    — Mauricio Torres, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • But after he was accused of cheating, the school suspended him for a year and gave him an F in the course Sourcing and Managing Funds.
    — Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
Definition of cheat
Verb
  • What’s a novel but a big score of details burgled from the world?
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
  • The Louvre could use a win—the institution was notoriously burgled last October, losing $102 million in jewels.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
Definition of burgle

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“Rob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rob. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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