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Recent Examples of shoplift
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.
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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
The dejected actor stumbles over to a marketplace to buy a drink, shoplift a lighter, and strike out with a lottery ticket.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 3 Sep. 2025
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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
The dejected actor stumbles over to a marketplace to buy a drink, shoplift a lighter, and strike out with a lottery ticket.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoplift
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Nashville Predators chairman Bill Haslam had just completed a coup Tuesday, poaching the general manager of a division rival.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
3 June 2026
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Muratore said Blue Origin started poaching SpaceX employees to work on its Florida pad even before SpaceX completed the SLC-40 rebuild nearly a decade ago.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
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Villa piled forward in the closing seconds on Saturday to snatch a late win when a point looked good enough against the league leaders.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
10 Dec. 2025
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The Carolina cornerback jumped Nacua’s route, snatched the ball from the air and then took off to the opposite end zone for a 48-yard pick-six in a three-point victory for the Panthers.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Dec. 2025
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Grant asks Chris about the boxing gloves now for sale in the night store, but Katie forestalls him by running over and grabbing them, nearly flattening Chris.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
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Demonstrators grabbed bricks from the ground to throw at police, as tear gas was deployed in Geneva's streets, witnesses told Reuters.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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Vinícius exchanged passes with Bruno Guimarães on the left flank, took a few touches to cut around Neil El Aynaoui and rifled a right-footed shot past the outstretched arm of Yassine Bounou for his 10th international goal.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 June 2026
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On solo trips, there’s nothing worse than arriving somewhere and rifling through a mess of clothes; these cubes keep everything organized from lift‑off to landing.—
Julie Rousseau,
Travel + Leisure,
24 May 2026
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The Spurs made 14 3-pointers, a Finals record for one half, to seize control of this game in a stunning display of shot-making and poise.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
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The Scarborough Shoal, known in the Philippines as Bajo de Masinloc and in China as Huangyan Dao, sits within Manila's exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, but Beijing has maintained a near-constant presence around the shoal after seizing de facto control in a tense 2012 standoff.—
James LaPorta,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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And Tuchel has picked a squad that looks more aimed towards a physical style and set pieces.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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The president has a strong record of endorsements in the 2026 midterm elections, with nearly all of his candidate picks winning their respective primaries.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
15 June 2026
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As the wind kicked up, the wishes rustled, as if in conversation.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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The man looked at me in a rustling way, swaying toward me, his Styrofoam plate of angel hair and cherry tomatoes dotted with tiny black seeds like ants’ eyes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
Verb
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The irresponsible development and use of AI have allowed these to be hijacked and distorted, turning them into agents of harm.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
15 June 2026
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Incensed at the tournament being hijacked by a Bible basher, some fans called for its cancelation.—
Jon O'Brien,
Vulture,
11 June 2026
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“Shoplift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoplift. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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