as in thefts
the unlawful taking and carrying away of property without the consent of its owner
the first sign that there had been a robbery was the broken door lock
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Recent Examples of robberies
Police said the spike is being fueled by robberies near bars, nightclubs and transit hubs, and have rolled out a multi-million-dollar safety initiative with corporate partners to try to restore public confidence.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
McGriff has a lengthy criminal history spanning the last 30 years, including multiple robberies, according to Tisch.
—Mark Morales, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
The robberies were part of a years-long pattern used by Phillips, who failed to show up for a court appearance in January 2022, weeks after he and his children were reported missing by their mother.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
There were thefts and assaults in New York City, an uptick in domestic-violence calls from shelters, and robberies in a number of cities, including Chicago and Denver.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Trump has claimed that Chicago needs federal help to combat crime, even though the mayor says that homicides, shootings, robberies and carjackings are all declining.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
He's called to lead a task force (hence the title) when robberies at stash houses of a dangerous biker gang draw the attention of the FBI.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
The series from Mare creator Brad Ingelsby stars Mark Ruffalo as the head of an FBI task force who’s called upon to investigate a string of violent robberies led by a family man named Robbie (A Man in Full‘s Tom Pelphrey).
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
Spann had been facing mandatory life in prison after being convicted in November 2021 of directing or participating in four murders as well as a number of robberies and extortions over the course of two decades.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
McGriff has a lengthy criminal history spanning the last 30 years, including multiple robberies, according to Tisch.
—Mark Morales, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
The robberies were part of a years-long pattern used by Phillips, who failed to show up for a court appearance in January 2022, weeks after he and his children were reported missing by their mother.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
There were thefts and assaults in New York City, an uptick in domestic-violence calls from shelters, and robberies in a number of cities, including Chicago and Denver.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Trump has claimed that Chicago needs federal help to combat crime, even though the mayor says that homicides, shootings, robberies and carjackings are all declining.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
He's called to lead a task force (hence the title) when robberies at stash houses of a dangerous biker gang draw the attention of the FBI.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
The series from Mare creator Brad Ingelsby stars Mark Ruffalo as the head of an FBI task force who’s called upon to investigate a string of violent robberies led by a family man named Robbie (A Man in Full‘s Tom Pelphrey).
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
Spann had been facing mandatory life in prison after being convicted in November 2021 of directing or participating in four murders as well as a number of robberies and extortions over the course of two decades.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for robberies
thefts
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There were thefts and assaults in New York City, an uptick in domestic-violence calls from shelters, and robberies in a number of cities, including Chicago and Denver.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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The thefts included hundreds of new vehicles.—
Christina Hall,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Robberies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/robberies. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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