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one who steals
the robber wore a ski mask while holding up the bank
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Recent Examples of robbers
Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin were convicted bank robbers who’d been preparing six months for this moment.
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Mike Bezemek, Outside, 29 Oct. 2025
To Lee, cops are worse than robbers.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
Stith allegedly told investigators that two robbers had burst into the home, one with a gun.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
The robbers arrived with a furniture-lift truck, sliced through a window of the Galerie d’Apollon, threatened guards and smashed through two display cases, speeding off on scooters before police could respond.
—Nick Duffy, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2025
French police say the robbers entered the Louvre’s first floor using the Böcker lift, broke open two display cases with a power grinder, and escaped on scooters within ten minutes.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
In January robbers blew up the door to the Drents Museum in the Netherlands to loot artifacts including a gold helmet from around 450 BC.
—Lionel Laurent, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said the robbers shattered a window using an angle grinder, broke two display cases and escaped on motorbikes, according to USA TODAY.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
Laurence des Cars told senators Wednesday that the eastern balcony of the Apollo Gallery, where robbers broke into the building on Sunday using an angle grinder, was not covered by the museum’s aging camera system.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Mike Bezemek, Outside, 29 Oct. 2025
To Lee, cops are worse than robbers.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
Stith allegedly told investigators that two robbers had burst into the home, one with a gun.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
The robbers arrived with a furniture-lift truck, sliced through a window of the Galerie d’Apollon, threatened guards and smashed through two display cases, speeding off on scooters before police could respond.
—Nick Duffy, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2025
French police say the robbers entered the Louvre’s first floor using the Böcker lift, broke open two display cases with a power grinder, and escaped on scooters within ten minutes.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
In January robbers blew up the door to the Drents Museum in the Netherlands to loot artifacts including a gold helmet from around 450 BC.
—Lionel Laurent, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said the robbers shattered a window using an angle grinder, broke two display cases and escaped on motorbikes, according to USA TODAY.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
Laurence des Cars told senators Wednesday that the eastern balcony of the Apollo Gallery, where robbers broke into the building on Sunday using an angle grinder, was not covered by the museum’s aging camera system.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for robbers
thieves
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Eyes on Within four minutes of arriving at the outside wall of the Louvre, the thieves had scaled the building and were breaking through a window.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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President and director of the Louvre, Laurence des Cars, told the French Senate that the only camera installed outside the Apollo Gallery did not capture footage of the window where the thieves broke in and exited.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Robbers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/robbers. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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