Thesaurus results for ROBBED

robbed

verb

past tense of rob

as in burglarized

to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully in jail for robbing a bank

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Recent Examples of robbed Owen is bamboozled by a cunning opportunist, handcuffed, and robbed in his underwear. — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026 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 The feud intensified after Shakur was shot and robbed at a New York recording studio in November 1994. — Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026 In a Herculean performance, Tatis hit two home runs and — even more jaw-droppingly — robbed Francisco Lindor of a grand slam to deal the Mets a 5-2 loss. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 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 His death robbed the Womack Sisters of a grandfather, but his musical legacy continues to influence them today. — Morena Duwe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

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The Fairview home of Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb was burglarized on July 30, and property worth over $300,000 was taken from the residence, according to Fairview Police Department records obtained by the Star-Telegram.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of burglarized

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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

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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
There is depth and detail that can be navigated and known, probed and plundered for rewards — and the best way to do all of that is with a manual telescope.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of plundered

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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 stripped

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The doc would soon be marred with legal issues as Williams’ guardian argued the network exploited Williams.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
Criminal groups have exploited the core financial and commercial infrastructure that developed in response to China’s strict capital controls and its industrial overcapacity.

— Alvin Camba, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of exploited

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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
Not to be cheated in front of the largest assembly of Hall of Famers since the 2008 All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium, Schwarber flew out twice to deep center field.

— Dan Hayes, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

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