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 backlash against hyperscale data centers has converted both Democrats and Republicans into AI skeptics, warning that the industry’s rise risks robbing communities of autonomy. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026 His grand-slam-robbing catch was also flagged by the league as the play of the week. — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 In the days leading up to the killing, the six met multiple times at a Miami-Dade hotel to discuss kidnapping and robbing Sanchez Valera, prosecutors said. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026 In the series, Cash plays Caleb Hodgekiss, an ex-con stepping in for the town’s injured Reverend with the intention of robbing worshippers and running off. — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026 In May, police in Chile arrested three Chileans wanted by the FBI for allegedly robbing the homes of professional American athletes in 2024 and 2025. — S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026 With the help of his best friend Cliff, Robbie decides to take matters into his own hands by robbing the Dark Hearts’ drug-dealing operation in order to provide a better life for his children and to avenge his brother’s death. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026 An Arizona Shake Shack employee is facing charges after allegedly robbing his own restaurant at gunpoint, locking two co-workers in a walk-in cooler and then returning to work in uniform just two days later. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Another culprit is artificial intelligence, which is slowly robbing us of our ability to think and reason. — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026

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Two suspects caught on camera burglarizing more than 15 cars in Miami Springs were arrested less than 24 hours later.

— Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
And last week, a man suspected of burglarizing a rail car allegedly fired a handgun at a BNSF Police officer from a moving train in the Cajon Pass.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of burglarizing

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Deputies didn't say if the suspects from the street takeover were the same who are suspected of looting the auto parts store.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
Militants affiliated with the Islamic State group attacked a village in Congo near the border with Uganda early Saturday, killing at least 13 people and burning and looting homes, a local civil society group said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 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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Whereas owners previously diffused negative situations by sacking a head coach, changing a sporting director or someone prominent within the department can now have a similar effect.

— Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
The museum replaced him with Sasha Suda, hiring her away from the National Gallery of Canada before sacking her following a disastrous rebrand and replacing her with Weiss, a former president of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.

— News Desk, Artforum, 29 July 2026

Definition of sacking

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Far from being a theoretical threat, at least one active attack is already exploiting the mixup.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
The other problem is that hackers are exploiting AI to uncover new software vulnerabilities and infiltrate networks at a superhuman rate.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of exploiting

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The Model 3 and Model Y adopted less elaborate press-and-pivot handles, helping give the cars their clean, wind-cheating profiles.

— Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
The British-Argentine actor’s point has less to do with her conflicted con artist cheating death numerous times and besting her mobster in-laws, as well as the FBI.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026

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