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 The paint was soon being mass-produced in Europe, inspiring shady dealings that even included outright grave robbing to acquire as many mummies as possible. — Michele Metych Britannica Editors Sep. 29, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026 During a recent walk-through with city officials, an encampment resident asked for help after witnessing people entering the encampment and assaulting and robbing residents. — Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026 Three armed men went on a stickup spree in Central Park Thursday night, robbing six people of their cell phones at gunpoint in four separate muggings, cops said. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026 They are finally revealed as the head-lamps of a gang of thieves, robbing a church, caught closer up, their faces occasionally emerging from the gloom. — John Hopewell, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026 Her lengthy arrest record grew over the following years, and in 1981 she was imprisoned after robbing a convenience store. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2026 The cast works at different speeds and volumes, diffusing the comic potential by robbing the show of a consistent style or tone. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026 Pittman missed several weeks with an undisclosed injury, robbing him of valuable time to build chemistry with Rodgers. — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 The injury played with his head as much as his game, robbing him of his confidence and physicality. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

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Seven men from Chile were charged with burglarizing the homes of professional sports athletes, including Kelce and Mahomes.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026
Miles’ previous convictions were for burglarizing a wide range of locations, including restaurants such as Chick-Fil-A, Dunkin’ Donuts and local eateries, according to court filings.

— Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of burglarizing

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David Cassirer has argued the law clearly requires the museum to return the painting — and has pledged to support other looting victims with any proceeds.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
At the height of the roughly two-and-a-half-hour melee that followed, as many as 1,500 people surged through Westwood Village, smashing windows, looting stores, and vandalizing cars.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2026

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In fact, plundering England’s lower leagues is a rich source of unique goals, from Ballard’s spectacular effort to this cheeky one from Crewe Alexandra striker Josh March in their 1-0 League Two win over Northampton on Saturday.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Nearly three decades later, Cornelius is still partying and plundering, though usually in a more relaxed fashion and with less of a Beach Boys influence.

— Reed Jackson, SPIN, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of plundering

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Detroit's pass rush sacked Smith five times for 44 yards, two weeks after sacking the New Orleans Saints' Tyler Shough five times in an overtime victory.

— CBS News, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
The Hurricanes were constantly in the backfield, sacking CMU quarterbacks four times.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of sacking

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Crenshaw dominated early, Caden Baker stripping the ball from Odebunmi near midfield on Cleveland’s first possession and scoring on the 50-yard fumble return.

— Joel Beers, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
At this time, the light from the first stars was stripping electrons from the hydrogen gas between them, a process called ionization.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of stripping

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Balochistan has endured a long-running insurgency by groups that accuse Pakistan of discriminating against the province and exploiting its natural resources.

— MUNIR AHMED, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
The Trasks encounter a wide swath of citizens, haggling with sneaky cheats, exploiting innocent fools, and befriending big-hearted neighbors.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2026

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