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 Though he’s never been drugged with scopolamine, he was sedated with benzodiazepines and robbed several years ago, and has devoted much of his channel to warning tourists about the risks. — Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026 The combined market share of AMC, Regal, and Cinemark robbed them of much leverage. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026 Investigators believe the suspects robbed the store two days in a row. — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Six criminal charges have been filed against a man who allegedly set up a person to be robbed and then shot a Good Samaritan who intervened Saturday at the South Shore Center shopping complex, according to authorities and court records. — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rob

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Verb

But his house had been looted, his belongings, including two decades’ worth of journals, redistributed or destroyed.

— Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
The drum topped a list of 148 objects that Côte d’Ivoire requested from France in 2019; the petition followed French President Emmanuel Macron’s 2017 pledge to return works of art looted in Africa during the colonial era.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of loot

Verb

Lee Johnson After I got sacked from Fleetwood Town in 2023, I was basically cancelled in a football sense.

— Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Bladow was sacked four times in the first half, and Rand blocked a punt that bounced out of the end zone for a safety in the second quarter in a demonstrative 18-0 shutout for Chaminade in its home opener.

— Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of sack

Verb

Another victim, less than 10 minutes away, says one of their vehicles was stolen, and the other was burglarized.

— Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
And last week, a man suspected of burglarizing a rail car allegedly fired a handgun at a BNSF Police officer from a moving train in the Cajon Pass.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of burglarize

Verb

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
The class-action deal covers relatives of people who donated bodies between January 2018 and March 2023, amid uncertainty over which cadavers Lodge plundered before cremation or return to families.

— Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of plunder

Verb

The film follows an 11-year-old boy who exploits his brother’s tragic death to fight his father and his community, until his lies expose the hypocrisy and corruption beneath a seemingly moral society.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
Hockey players in the NHL are too good at probing their opponents for weakness and ruthlessly exploiting it.

— Thomas Drance, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of exploit

Verb

But before the developers can build the swank tower, part of the site needed to be stripped of its historic landmark status.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
That combination, just like QIH, suppressed neuronal firing and stripped out a comparable share of synapses, but the mice came out of it with impaired fear memory.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of strip

Verb

Child safety advocates and some parents have welcomed age restrictions, while privacy groups say the rules can be cheated and that forcing users to supply identification raises privacy concerns.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
The Model 3 and Model Y adopted less elaborate press-and-pivot handles, helping give the cars their clean, wind-cheating profiles.

— Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

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