as in burglarized
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
in jail for robbing a bank
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Recent Examples of robbed
The victory was controversial; many onlookers thought the judges had robbed the Americans.
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Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
Olympic freestyle skier Eileen Gu revealed she was physically assaulted, robbed and received death threats at Stanford University after her 2019 decision to represent China instead of the United States.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
But in the case of a recent meetup under those circumstances, the purchaser was robbed of their cash.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
The trio robbed the victim of his wallet and cell phone before running off, prosecutors say.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
Olympic freestyle skier Eileen Gu has described being physically assaulted, robbed and threatened with death on the campus of Stanford University — all in the wake of her 2019 decision to compete for China instead of the United States.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2026
Police did not identify the business that was robbed.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
In that overtime, Binnington robbed Auston Matthews of the game-winner twice.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Federal officials said Wright and others robbed at least five victims in Windsor and Bloomfield between July and November 2020.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
Olympic freestyle skier Eileen Gu revealed she was physically assaulted, robbed and received death threats at Stanford University after her 2019 decision to represent China instead of the United States.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
But in the case of a recent meetup under those circumstances, the purchaser was robbed of their cash.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
The trio robbed the victim of his wallet and cell phone before running off, prosecutors say.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
Olympic freestyle skier Eileen Gu has described being physically assaulted, robbed and threatened with death on the campus of Stanford University — all in the wake of her 2019 decision to compete for China instead of the United States.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2026
Police did not identify the business that was robbed.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
In that overtime, Binnington robbed Auston Matthews of the game-winner twice.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Federal officials said Wright and others robbed at least five victims in Windsor and Bloomfield between July and November 2020.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for robbed
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The business was first burglarized six months ago, and the family has since experienced two home invasions after being followed home from the store.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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At a council meeting last month, a business owner told Hanceville’s leaders her laundromat had been burglarized and vandalized several times in the past year.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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The item belongs to a rare collection of French crown jewels still held by the nation, after most were looted during the French Revolution beginning in 1789.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Law enforcement officers were injured, autonomous vehicles were set on fire and stores were looted.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Last week’s Stick to Football episode, recorded shortly after his successor, Thomas Frank, was sacked by Spurs, was the fastest in its history to reach one million views.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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In recent weeks, Baker McKenzie, a white-shoe law firm, axed 700 employees, Salesforce sacked hundreds of workers, and the auditing firm KPMG negotiated lower fees with its own auditor.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2026
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What’s the reward for being the most productively plundered of the mid-majors?—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
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Monster bamboo, bougainvillea, and banana plants crashed in from the roadside; a tin roof sagged under the weight of a gaggle of marabou storks; baboons plundered trash cans at a highway intersection.—
Flora Stubbs,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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In October 2025, Andrew surrendered his prestigious Duke of York title and, later that same month, his older brother King Charles stripped him of all royal titles and privileges.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
25 Feb. 2026
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The al-Roj camp also houses Shamima Begum, the London schoolgirl who ran away at the age of 15 to join ISIS in 2015 and was subsequently stripped of her British citizenship.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
25 Feb. 2026
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The members of the council understand that the disarray wrought by Clark’s departure and the lingering concerns about Meyer could be exploited by the owners during bargaining sessions.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs, however, exploited the zone for highly efficient shooting nights against the Lakers before the break.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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Visitors to the sites at Independence Park were cheated when they were cut off from facts that enable us to imagine ourselves in the lives of those who lived and worked there.—
Carol Quillen,
Time,
21 Feb. 2026
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To sum up the series finale’s key moments, in the college timeline, Bree (Cat Missal), in a rage of anger after finding out that Lucy (Grace Van Patten) was the person Evan (Branden Cook) had cheated with, releases the tape of Lucy admitting to lying about being raped.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Robbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/robbed. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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