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 Federal Bureau of Investigation is asking for public assistance in identifying a man, who is accused of robbing a bank in Miami Lakes. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026 In an interview with Federal Bureau of Investigations agents, Young allegedly initially denied involvement in the robbery but later admitted to robbing the bank, the criminal complaint said. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026 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

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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

Verb

The internet casually scrambles basic ideas of personhood, reframing people as commodities and stripping us for parts.

— Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026
The Eye network served as lead broadcaster for the VMAs this year — stripping an already barren MTV of its flagship event.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 July 2026

Definition of stripping

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Every improvement in surveillance capability encourages new methods of avoidance, whether through disabling tracking devices, manipulating vessel identities, or exploiting gaps between different monitoring systems.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026
Based in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Amuse Labs is a digital animation studio and production company focused on creating, producing and internationally exploiting children’s content for broadcasters and digital platforms.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 16 July 2026

Definition of exploiting

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Rather than being the abusive, manipulative and ultimately homicidal husband that prosecutors alleged, Sabatini described Millete as a tragic figure who was being emotionally and psychologically abused and gaslit by his cheating wife.

— Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
After getting caught cheating during a crew battle by using members from other gaming crews, I was blacklisted by the 3DS community for a couple of months.

— Kenneth Okeke, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2026

Definition of cheating

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