as in burglarized
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
in jail for robbing a bank
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Recent Examples of robbed
Hamas has robbed the Palestinian people, deprived them of their lives and freedom, and cannot dictate their future.
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Ben Kelly, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Ranzy’s attorney, assistant public defender Alex Vian, asked Judge Bryce Ehrman that he be released on $10,000 conditional bail, arguing that he was robbed at gunpoint and defended himself.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
Two more banks in the Central District were allegedly robbed similarly that same day.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
Two other banks also in downtown San Francisco were robbed the same day in the same fashion, police said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
There are several Civil War Westerns where a stagecoach full of gold is robbed.
—Rich Heldenfels, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
It must also be said that, for all the lamenting of the Netherlands’ failure to win, West Germany — and Muller — were robbed of a clear goal in the second half due to an erroneous offside flag.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Cole – playing his first game in a ballpark with three levels, mind you – tracked the ball to the wall, leaped, and robbed Olson of his 24th home run of the year.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The spree continued, with the next victims robbed around midnight in National City, according to authorities.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
Ben Kelly, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Ranzy’s attorney, assistant public defender Alex Vian, asked Judge Bryce Ehrman that he be released on $10,000 conditional bail, arguing that he was robbed at gunpoint and defended himself.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
Two more banks in the Central District were allegedly robbed similarly that same day.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
Two other banks also in downtown San Francisco were robbed the same day in the same fashion, police said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
There are several Civil War Westerns where a stagecoach full of gold is robbed.
—Rich Heldenfels, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
It must also be said that, for all the lamenting of the Netherlands’ failure to win, West Germany — and Muller — were robbed of a clear goal in the second half due to an erroneous offside flag.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Cole – playing his first game in a ballpark with three levels, mind you – tracked the ball to the wall, leaped, and robbed Olson of his 24th home run of the year.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The spree continued, with the next victims robbed around midnight in National City, according to authorities.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 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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Around the same time, archaeologists uncovered an Etruscan tomb roughly 30 miles north of Rome – an unusual find that hadn't been looted.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Protesters smashed windows and looted local businesses and set government buildings on fire.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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For the game, Hoover completed 20 of 32 passes for 242 yards with two interceptions and was sacked six times.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Sep. 2025
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Altmyer has been sacked multiple times in every game, including a whopping seven times against Indiana.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
26 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 Royals took advantage, with De’rion Jones recovering a fumble after the defense stripped the Hawks quarterback.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Sep. 2025
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Trump previously stripped her of her security clearance, along with numerous others.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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For example, Makris is concerned that the Nottinghamshire Police in the UK have begun testing a Unitree Go2, which can be exploited by UniPwn.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 Sep. 2025
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The vulnerability can be exploited by low-privileged users to create a denial-of-service attack or by higher-privileged users to execute code that runs with unfettered root privileges.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
25 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 28 Sep. 2025.
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