as in stealing
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 robbery
Homicides were down over 20% and robberies were down nearly 10%, according to statistics released by the NYPD.
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Mark Morales, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Silva is scheduled to be sentenced June 1 and faces a maximum of 20 years for bank robbery and five years for the conspiracy charge.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
The death-penalty trial of the man who barged into a nail salon and gunned down a 10-year-old boy during a robbery abruptly ended on Tuesday, after prosecutors rested their case.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
Chicago police are searching for the suspect who battered a CTA passenger during a robbery on a Red Line train this month in Wrigleyville.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Mark Morales, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Silva is scheduled to be sentenced June 1 and faces a maximum of 20 years for bank robbery and five years for the conspiracy charge.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
The death-penalty trial of the man who barged into a nail salon and gunned down a 10-year-old boy during a robbery abruptly ended on Tuesday, after prosecutors rested their case.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
Chicago police are searching for the suspect who battered a CTA passenger during a robbery on a Red Line train this month in Wrigleyville.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for robbery
Noun
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Forty-eight percent of employees surveyed with toxic bosses highlight credit-stealing as a main offense.—
Chris Lipp,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Correa was the most vocal Astro to defend their title after the sign-stealing was discovered.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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Owen Masters, 42, of West Bend, is facing two felony theft by contractor counts with an amount between $2,500 and $5,000 and a third felony count with an amount between $10,000 and $100,000, according to a criminal complaint filed in Milwaukee County Circuit Court.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Reports of catalytic converter and even taillight thefts are nothing new.—
Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Robbery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/robbery. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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