as in burglarized
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
in jail for robbing a bank
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Recent Examples of robbed
An 88-year-old Seattle woman was hospitalized with serious injuries after a man violently assaulted and robbed her, biting off her finger and stealing her jewelry, police say.
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Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Cases in which Black people were scammed, robbed, or even killed evaporated in court because of the testimony law.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Want to tell us about the next big innovation or why AI robbed you of opportunity?
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Dorzon says the group robbed him of his Audemars Piguet watch and his diamond necklace, among other items.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Tatis also robbed at least four home runs this season.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Illinois children should not be robbed of their innocence.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
The rigidity that had robbed her of movement began to ease off.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Another woman described the long trek to safety, during which she was beaten and robbed by a gang.
—NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Cases in which Black people were scammed, robbed, or even killed evaporated in court because of the testimony law.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Want to tell us about the next big innovation or why AI robbed you of opportunity?
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Dorzon says the group robbed him of his Audemars Piguet watch and his diamond necklace, among other items.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Tatis also robbed at least four home runs this season.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Illinois children should not be robbed of their innocence.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
The rigidity that had robbed her of movement began to ease off.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Another woman described the long trek to safety, during which she was beaten and robbed by a gang.
—NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for robbed
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According to the police report obtained by PEOPLE, the TikTok star called 911 to report that the Cincinnati Bengals quarterback's house in Anderson Township, Ohio, had been burglarized.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Amar Gandhi, a Sheriff’s Office spokesperson, said on Friday that investigators were not releasing the location or name of the Sacramento County jewelry store burglarized last month.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Ohio Anti-Slavery Society’s 1835 report told of a Black family whose home had been broken into and looted the year before.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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California museum’s collection looted Police are investigating the theft of more than 1,000 items taken from the Oakland Museum of California.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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On the fumble, he was sacked for a loss of 14 yards in a crucial third-and-10 situation late in the first half.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
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In the February, he was sacked, and this time Perez said yes to the top job at Vallecas.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Pahlavi ruled from 1941 to 1979, when the Islamic Revolution ousted him amid allegations of repression and accusations that the pro-Western longtime ruler had plundered his nation’s treasury.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Abroad, America’s élite soldiers killed and plundered.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Sources say that the Princesses are furious at Prince William for allegedly threatening to revoke their titles as Princesses after their father ex-Prince Andrew, got his titles stripped.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
8 Nov. 2025
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The self-laceration is done on Damon Albarn Time, though, as Idles’ usual anxious guitar rave-ups are slowed and stripped here to a skipping, reggae-ish crawl, as synths squeak in the background and Albarn offers support via his forever-distant, disembodied backing vocals.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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According to the complaint, authorities believe the same individual similarly exploited at least 26 other children using online platforms.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
6 Nov. 2025
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Often the updates help keep you safe by patching loopholes in previous versions of software that scammers exploited.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The fractures within the group, however — with some of the cast siding with Ariana Madix (who’d been cheated on), and others agreeing to film with Tom Sandoval (who had cheated) — made filming for Season 11 mostly unsustainainable.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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Overall, prosecutors allege the nearly three-dozen defendants cheated unfortunate players out of at least $7 million.—
Ben Brachfeld,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Robbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/robbed. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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