Thesaurus results for ROBBING

robbing

verb

present participle of rob

as in burglarizing

to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully in jail for robbing a bank

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Recent Examples of robbing More than a thousand people across Europe are dead, often as a result of the fact that nighttime temperatures stayed high, robbing bodies of the chance to cope. — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 9 July 2026 The race ended under a safety car, though, robbing fans of a sprint to the end. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 5 July 2026 The action leaves Okello Chatrie convicted of robbing a bank in Virginia in 2019 after police tracked him down by searching for smartphones in the area where robbery occurred. — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 29 June 2026 The men are accused of robbing Banks, shooting him multiple times and fleeing. — Michael Guise, CBS News, 26 June 2026 Now that shares are hovering just above the company’s opening price, struggling to clear even the mid $150s by midday Wednesday, Musk’s net value has once again shrunk to a still-obscene $957 billion, according to Bloomberg‘s Billionaires Index, robbing him of his new honorific. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 24 June 2026 Federal prosecutors have abruptly dropped charges against three men accused of robbing undercover agents during a gun transaction in Country Club Hills — which ended with two suspects being shot — after videos surfaced that allegedly called the account of law enforcement into question. — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026 Vukelich believes artificial intelligence is robbing teens of some potential jobs and that laws to boost the minimum wage in some states have pitted first-time job-seekers against more experienced candidates. — ABC News, 18 June 2026 The judges noted his history of robbing gay men. — Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 June 2026

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Prior to stealing the Ford, Chaucanes Vasquez is accused of burglarizing another vehicle and stealing an iPhone charger, the sheriff’s office said.

— Sofia Saric June 14, Miami Herald, 14 June 2026
In December 2025, Kenon was sentenced to 94 days in jail by a judge in Osceola County for burglarizing a building and felony grand theft in the third degree.

— James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026

Definition of burglarizing

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In some videos, survivors accused soldiers of looting apartments and confiscating donated supplies—claims that remain difficult to independently verify but have fueled widespread outrage.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026
Mobs are looting foreigners’ shops.

— Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 26 June 2026

Definition of looting

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To an outsider, the scene may spark a certain Schadenfreude, like an army of tiny barbarians sacking Rome.

— Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
One source close to the squad, speaking anonymously to protect relationships, told The Athletic that the AUF considered sacking Bielsa around this period, aware of the ongoing issues with the squad.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 28 June 2026

Definition of sacking

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Ukraine’s advances in drone technology have given it an edge in recent months, analysts and Western officials say, striking supply routes behind the front line, stripping the Russian army of momentum on the battlefield and slowing its advance.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
In response, Britain imposed the punitive Coercive Acts (1774), closing Boston Harbour and stripping Massachusetts of self-governance.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 4 July 2026

Definition of stripping

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The four-piece band acts like alchemists, exploiting instruments to their full potential.

— Laura Snapes, Pitchfork, 9 July 2026
RoguePlanet, tracked as CVE-2026-50656, came to public notice in June when NightmareEclipse, the pseudonymous name used by a researcher, disclosed it along with code for exploiting it.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026

Definition of exploiting

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And using what looks like a giant pile of gerbil food for half-day cooking projects just feels like cheating.

— Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
The chapters moved from crime rates to cheating teachers to drug dealers living with their mothers, linking unlikely variables with a kind of intellectual mischief that felt almost illicit.

— Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of cheating

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