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
According to preliminary reports, Aber, a father of four and member of the Belz Hasidic community, was robbed and killed by a local criminal gang, per Belaaz.
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Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Crosby played his finest game since the injury that robbed him of finishing his international career at the Olympics in style.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Sluggish growth, low interest rates and the vaporization of middle-class wealth after the 2008 financial crisis had robbed financiers of profitable deals in the Global North.
—Hettie O'Brien, The Dial, 21 Apr. 2026
The goal came just seconds after Oettinger robbed Quinn Hughes with a sprawling save.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 21 Apr. 2026
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Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Crosby played his finest game since the injury that robbed him of finishing his international career at the Olympics in style.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Sluggish growth, low interest rates and the vaporization of middle-class wealth after the 2008 financial crisis had robbed financiers of profitable deals in the Global North.
—Hettie O'Brien, The Dial, 21 Apr. 2026
The goal came just seconds after Oettinger robbed Quinn Hughes with a sprawling save.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rob
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The inscriptions were originally inlaid with gold, which was looted following the British annexation of Myanmar in 1885 and replaced with black ink beginning in 1892.—
Ethan Teekah,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 May 2026
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As with Osterweil, who argued that white supremacy can render even violent looting a legitimate act, Piker and Tolentino suggest that certain crimes become not just morally justifiable but even admirable when coupled with a claim against structural injustice.—
Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
23 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Andy Sachs (Hathaway) has just been sacked from her respected position as an award-winning reporter at a vital, forward-thinking political news outlet.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 May 2026
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While Troy may well have been sacked in a war, historians are largely unwilling to accept that it was ever destroyed by a crack team of Greek soldiers hidden inside a giant wooden horse.—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Apr. 2026
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Her apparent suicide came two days after she was arrested for allegedly stalking and burglarizing the home of the woman who was dating her husband, court documents obtained by KCRA alleged.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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Sheriff’s detectives believe that the driver attempted to burglarize the business but fled before deputies arrived.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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But Klaasen didn’t hold back and shared an 80-run stand with Nitish Kumar Reddy, who made 21, and then Salil Arora (30 not out) plundered three sixes and two fours as Hyderabad notched its fifth straight win.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Kyiv has long accused Russia of plundering these regions' resources.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
28 Apr. 2026
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The goalie coaches for NHL teams have a two-fold job, working with their own goalies to close up any weak points in their game, and scouting the other team’s goalies to look for areas their shooters might be able to exploit.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
4 May 2026
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The Thunder are just that good – picking apart opponents to exploit weaknesses while shooting at a highly efficient clip from the field.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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No injuries were reported, but the tsunami stripped vegetation from steep rock lining the near 25 mile-long fjord with cliffs stretching more than 3,280 feet high, according to Dan Shugar, lead author of the study published May 6 in the journal Science.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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The first lady’s robot rollout was about creating a model of education that’s easier to monetize, easier to control and easier to strip of its democratic purpose.—
Randi Weingarten,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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Fred, their oldest surviving child, was suspended from Princeton for cheating, then caught embezzling from his Seattle employer to feed, Church suspected, a gambling habit.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Venezuela contends the Americans and Europeans conspired to cheat their country out of the land.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 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 9 May. 2026.
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