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
No one was injured in the robbery.
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
In Simpson’s April 2023 indictment, prosecutors cited prior convictions for burglary, robbery and assault as reasons for their pursuing a sentencing enhancement.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
The robbery is the latest in a string of celebrity home break-ins in Los Angeles this summer.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Manchester was sentenced to 34 years in prison after being convicted of several robberies in 2000.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
In Simpson’s April 2023 indictment, prosecutors cited prior convictions for burglary, robbery and assault as reasons for their pursuing a sentencing enhancement.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
The robbery is the latest in a string of celebrity home break-ins in Los Angeles this summer.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Manchester was sentenced to 34 years in prison after being convicted of several robberies in 2000.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for robbery
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The jury also recommended that Catarino serve 12 years for each manslaughter conviction, three years for each armed criminal action conviction, and one year for each stealing of a firearm conviction.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
2 Sep. 2025
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Hollywood starlet Sydney Sweeney has done plenty of scene-stealing in Euphoria and The White Lotus but her latest breakout performance may be on Wall Street.—
John Buckingham,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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The tactics have transcended low-level website defacements and data theft too and now extend to more destructive attacks on systems such as energy grids, gas pipelines, and undersea cables.—
Brian Walsh,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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Gonzalez-Rasalas was charged with murder, desecrating a body and auto theft in a gruesome 2023 Easter Sunday homicide.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Robbery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/robbery. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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