as in thieves
one who steals
the robber wore a ski mask while holding up the bank
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Recent Examples of robbers
But only one of the robbers, a man named Derrick DeBruce, decided to shoot Battle.
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Burton and other robbers left the store when Battle entered and exchanged words with DeBruce, according to court testimony.
—CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Court testimony indicated that DeBruce shot Battle after Burton and other robbers had left the store.
—Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Wearing hooded sweatshirts and full-face masks, the robbers ordered employees to one part of the room at gunpoint before two of them smashed the glass display cases with sledgehammers, The Charlotte Observer previously reported.
—Nick Sullivan
march 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Mar. 2026
Only one piece, Empress Eugenie’s crown, has been recovered after it was dropped during the robbers’ escape.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
The group of four robbers was able to bypass security systems and used power tools to break into the Louvre to steal invaluable jewels once worn by France’s queens and empresses, officials told NBC News after the robbery.
—Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026
Inside, Darwin Tirado-Sanchez, 22, sitting in the passenger seat and a 38-year-old man in the driver’s seat, were ordered at gunpoint to turn over their wallets and keys without turning around toward their robbers, prosecutors said in a court proffer of allegations.
—William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
As their escape car was almost out of gas and one of the tires had been shot out, the robbers commandeered another car, but the driver took the keys with him.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Dec. 2024
Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Burton and other robbers left the store when Battle entered and exchanged words with DeBruce, according to court testimony.
—CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Court testimony indicated that DeBruce shot Battle after Burton and other robbers had left the store.
—Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Wearing hooded sweatshirts and full-face masks, the robbers ordered employees to one part of the room at gunpoint before two of them smashed the glass display cases with sledgehammers, The Charlotte Observer previously reported.
—Nick Sullivan
march 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Mar. 2026
Only one piece, Empress Eugenie’s crown, has been recovered after it was dropped during the robbers’ escape.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
The group of four robbers was able to bypass security systems and used power tools to break into the Louvre to steal invaluable jewels once worn by France’s queens and empresses, officials told NBC News after the robbery.
—Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026
Inside, Darwin Tirado-Sanchez, 22, sitting in the passenger seat and a 38-year-old man in the driver’s seat, were ordered at gunpoint to turn over their wallets and keys without turning around toward their robbers, prosecutors said in a court proffer of allegations.
—William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
As their escape car was almost out of gas and one of the tires had been shot out, the robbers commandeered another car, but the driver took the keys with him.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for robbers
thieves
Noun
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Data brokers collect your personal information legitimately, while hackers and identity thieves don’t attempt legitimacy.—
Neil J. Rubenking,
PC Magazine,
5 Mar. 2026
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The thieves stole about $6,000 from the pizzeria.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Robbers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/robbers. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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