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
Over the past three decades, he’s been arrested for gunpoint robbery, drug possession, assault and criminal trespass, and in 2007 was arrested for operating a motor vehicle without a license, officials said.
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Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
Reissfelder was found dead of a suspicious drug overdose a year after the robbery.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026
Brendon’s drug and alcohol issues led to legal issues over the past 15 years, including arrests for felony domestic violence, robbery, vandalism, and resisting arrest.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2026
The parolee list features a man who killed his girlfriend’s 22-month-old daughter, and a first-degree murderer who fatally shot a restaurant owner during a robbery.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
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Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
Reissfelder was found dead of a suspicious drug overdose a year after the robbery.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026
Brendon’s drug and alcohol issues led to legal issues over the past 15 years, including arrests for felony domestic violence, robbery, vandalism, and resisting arrest.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2026
The parolee list features a man who killed his girlfriend’s 22-month-old daughter, and a first-degree murderer who fatally shot a restaurant owner during a robbery.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for robbery
Noun
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Critics singled out her performance as scene-stealing.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2026
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By this token, the politician who steals scraps of another’s rhetoric (even if the actual stealing is performed by speechwriters) is derided as if he had been found watching pornography.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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Earlier volunteer claims cited by the South China Morning Post had suggested possible theft linked to the dog meat trade, but those claims were based on speculation with no witnesses.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
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How Good Intentions Fueled a False Story Earlier volunteer claims cited by the South China Morning Post had suggested possible theft linked to the dog meat trade, but those claims were based on speculation with no witnesses.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Robbery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/robbery. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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