Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoplifted
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Mischief in the mind of Cole Martin, the defensive back, moonlighted as a magician and snatched the direct snap before darting through a crease and churning ahead for a trick of a first down.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025 -
Before it all got snatched away.—
Allen Iverson,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Mountain West believes it is owed $55 million from the Pac-12 under the terms of a scheduling agreement signed in December 2023 that attached a price tag of approximately $11 million to any school the Pac-12 poached.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Species such as Grant’s gazelles, Thomson’s gazelles, Southern reedbucks, and Impalas are commonly poached for meat, horns (used in traditional medicine and ornaments) and skins.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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Two of them were on the doors of a reach-in cooler on the expo line and were grabbed by the manager.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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MacDonald grabbed a knife from the kitchen and threatened to kill himself, cutting at his throat, prosecutors said.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Stout seized the slot corner role quickly after being a fourth-round draft pick, with Lenoir moving exclusively to the outside with Renado Green as the other starting corner.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
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Margalit’s body was seized from Kibbutz Nir Oz and taken into Gaza.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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These restaurants were picked by the editors of Southern Living who report, research, and visit restaurants across the South.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
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How was Arizona's top doughnut picked?—
Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
AZCentral.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Curtis was grabbing Hernandez, while Strickland rifled off multiple punches.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
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The pair combined again shortly after the hour-mark, with City’s new signings teeing up Haaland by cutting the ball back across the box, before the Norwegian rifled the ball past Sa.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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According to a report by the Human Rights Defense Network, at least 148 people were killed, many burned alive; 62 houses were torched, and another 26 houses were looted.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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The angry mob looted the homes of customs agents, harassed those agents’ families, and even burned a small pleasure boat belonging to one unfortunate tax collector on the Common.—
Time,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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As much as Lugosi’s impact hijacked Stoker and will always be the visual shorthand for Dracula, there has continued to be room for Anne Rice, Blade, and even Stephenie Meyer’s sparkling vampire Edward Cullen.—
Robert Eggers,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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This means that the same process that helps the immune system locate dead cells can also, in some cases, be hijacked by viruses to infect new cells.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Shoplifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoplifted. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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