as in burglarized
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
in jail for robbing a bank
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Recent Examples of robbed
Her plaintive denials on screen are robbed of any credibility by an inescapable sense of overwhelming resentment.
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Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
But 1976 had nobody — and not even anybody, in fairness, who can feel particularly ‘robbed’ of an England cap.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
On top of that, as the family relocated from California to New York, a moving truck containing personal belongings was robbed.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
The attackers robbed what was then a clothing store and killed two clerks.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Couture, 36, officially ended his NHL playing career in April, unable to completely get past his own debilitating injury that robbed him of a chance to leave the sport on his own terms.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Kennedy has publicly discussed how the condition robbed him of his typically strong speaking voice in his early 40s.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Earlier that year, during the Olympic games in Rio, Lochte claimed that he and three other swimmers had been robbed at gunpoint in Brazil.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 3 Sep. 2025
Are there ways that notorious bandits have successfully robbed banks?
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
But 1976 had nobody — and not even anybody, in fairness, who can feel particularly ‘robbed’ of an England cap.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
On top of that, as the family relocated from California to New York, a moving truck containing personal belongings was robbed.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
The attackers robbed what was then a clothing store and killed two clerks.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Couture, 36, officially ended his NHL playing career in April, unable to completely get past his own debilitating injury that robbed him of a chance to leave the sport on his own terms.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Kennedy has publicly discussed how the condition robbed him of his typically strong speaking voice in his early 40s.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Earlier that year, during the Olympic games in Rio, Lochte claimed that he and three other swimmers had been robbed at gunpoint in Brazil.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 3 Sep. 2025
Are there ways that notorious bandits have successfully robbed banks?
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for robbed
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Earlier in 2025, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's Los Angeles home was burglarized on Valentine's Day.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Lohan paid nearly $10,000 a month to rent the 2,700-square-foot home in the Hollywood Hills in 2008; less than a year later, the place was burglarized and Lohan moved out.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
29 Aug. 2025
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Argentine prosecutors have charged the daughter of a fugitive Nazi officer with attempting to hide an 18th-century Italian painting that was looted during World War II and had not been seen publicly in 80 years.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Across the Southeast Asian archipelago, demonstrators have torched government buildings, riot police have hurled tear gas and fired water cannons at protesters in city streets, and some people have looted politicians’ houses and burned vehicles.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
1 Sep. 2025
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Top pick Cam Ward was sacked six times in his NFL debut and threw for just 112 yards on 12 completions while Tennessee managed just four field goals.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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He then was sacked when right tackle Khalil House was beaten cleanly by an edge rusher and lost a fumble at the Stanford 5.—
Harold Gutmann,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
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The towns of Harrisonville, Butler and Osceola were plundered during Bleeding Kansas.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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These will hold a particular interest for the Bloomsbury enthusiast because the majority of them are previously unpublished (an impressive feat, given how often the various archives have been plundered by other biographers).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The moratorium provision was ultimately stripped from the bill before final passage.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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Many formerly passionate Trump supporters in Miami have relatives and friends who were legally in the country and now have been stripped of their temporary status.—
Andres Oppenheimer
September 5,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Critics warn that such emotional connections could be exploited commercially, turning intimacy into a product.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Google has issued a critical warning for all Android users, confirming that two separate vulnerabilities have been exploited in the wild.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Passed over to his hapless son (Dacre Montgomery), our (anti-)hero wires a shotgun to his head and takes him hostage, claiming that the organization’s business maneuvers cheated him out of a substantial fortune.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
5 Sep. 2025
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The woman lives alone, AFP added, citing local media outlets, and was ultimately cheated out of approximately 1 million yen, or about $6,700.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Robbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/robbed. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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