SHOPLIFT Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

shoplift

verb

Definition of shoplift

as in to poach

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Recent Examples of shoplift The majority, 430, of the crimes reported in the Southeastern District have been shoplifting incidents. — Cbs Baltimore Staff, CBS News, 16 May 2026 In Big Mistakes, Levy and Taylor Ortega play siblings who shoplift a necklace from a jewelry store to give to their grandmother on her deathbed, only to be blackmailed by the mobsters that run the place into a series of increasingly stupid and dangerous errands. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026 Investigations and reporting have described a cycle in which people struggling with addiction shoplift goods from stores across Los Angeles and sell them to vendors around the park to obtain money for drugs. — Teresa Liu, Daily News, 6 Mar. 2026 Her future became clearer in 1991 after a friend, 15-year-old Latasha Harlins, was shot and killed by a grocer who witnesses said accused the girl of trying to shoplift a bottle of orange juice. — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 26 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shoplift

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Verb

Cook salmon skin-side down for crispiness and avoid soft methods like poaching.

— Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2026
According to Portillo, Ditka’s team had poached one of his managers.

— John Lanchester, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of poach

Verb

That couple could snatch either another neutron to make tritium, or another proton to make helium-3.

— Cara Giovanetti, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026
A number of people told me that villagers had used the money to snatch up real estate in Metetí and Panama City.

— Belén Fernández, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of snatch

Verb

Over the course of Next Gen NYC’s season, which ended this past week, the model Ava Dash grabs a slice of pizza on Fulton Street; strolls through the Seaport; and calls her father, the hip-hop mogul Damon Dash, from a bench at Pier 17.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 29 Sep. 2026
Stop in today to bid farewell and grab one last fresh burger, hand cut fries and premium ice cream sundae.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of grab

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With four minutes until penalties, Spain venture forward, Cesc Fabregas slips in Iniesta, who rifles it home to win the World Cup.

— Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026
His second attempt rifled across the box, just over a defender’s head and onto the foot of Jhon Arias near the back post.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026

Definition of rifle

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The charges stemmed from fighting more than a decade ago between the predominantly Muslim Seleka rebels who seized power from then-President François Bozizé, and a mainly Christian militia called the anti-Balaka.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
Confession has also been a way for artists to seize authority from systems that preferred them silent, decorative, or safely explained.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of seize

Verb

Sherrill picked Caldwell as her running mate in July 2025 and named him as her administration’s secretary of state in December 2025 after the pair won their November election by a double-digit margin.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2026
Joe says picking Katie is either going to work out great for them or backfire.

— Alice Burton, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of pick

Verb

The brief social media clip features Gizmo rustling around inside a backpack in an indiscernible location.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
And, for one entire episode, a gentle breeze rustles the branches of a weeping willow as an inaudible conversation takes place nearby.

— Josh Gondelman, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of rustle

Verb

Their predicament hijacks Irwin’s suburban family life, just as his wife Hester (Scarlett Johansson, not Hathaway) is diagnosed with a sudden illness.

— Antonio Ferme, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026
The league says outside forces are trying to hijack women's basketball.

— Jonathan Flora OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of hijack

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