Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoplifted
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Randle failed to hustle back into the play after Denver snatched an offensive rebound on a 45-foot heave with two minutes left.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026 -
Instead of eating the premium patties, the couple stuffed the burgers into a large duffel, adding desserts snatched from the buffet, the blog added.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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Flight controller Andy Maloney — a New Zealander and three-time America’s Cup winner — was lured away by the start-up Swedish team with an all-star cast and a budget to match; and British wing trimmer Leigh McMillan was poached by the French team.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Çilbir at Sook Los Angeles as a whole doesn’t see enough çilbir, an enduring Turkish breakfast of eggs poached to jammy yolks, covered in garlicky yogurt and then doused in chile crisp and soft herbs.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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The officer grabbed me and said 'you're arrested,' and just put me in handcuffs and drug and dragged me out.—
Mahsa Saeidi,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Much of the film feels like Cronin grabbed a bunch of different clothes off a rack at a clothing store only to end up wearing a bizarrely mismatched outfit that never really comes together.—
Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
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In October, the DEA Los Angeles Field Division found 628,000 pills containing carfentanil, while in September, officials seized more than 50,000 counterfeit M30 pills from a person at a gas station in Washington state that turned out to be a mixture of carfentanil and acetaminophen.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The West Metro Drug Task Force has arrested a man and seized a large quantity of drugs following a months-long investigation dating back to November.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
17 Apr. 2026
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They’re typically picked, washed, chopped, and frozen at peak ripeness, helping lock in nutrients and flavor.—
Carrie Madormo,
Verywell Health,
15 Apr. 2026
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The pile of trash reportedly was cleaned up and covered by a neighbor after being picked through by scavengers.—
Greg Norman-Diamond,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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The tremors from Old Trafford also rustled the papers on the desk of Napoli’s sporting director Giovanni Manna.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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The wind rustled gently through the leaves, and the only other sound was the soft buzz of bees moving from flower to flower.—
Menganyi Moroga,
Christian Science Monitor,
28 Feb. 2025
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Josh Eernisse picked the puck out of a faceoff scrum at the right dot and rifled a wrist shot into the top corner to even the score.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
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Down 0-2 in the count to the Orioles’ Kyle Bradish in his first big league at-bat, Griffin rifled a double to left-center and then used his blazing speed to come around and score on Jared Triolo’s ensuing single to right.—
Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
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All the State Forensic Authority’s DNA analysis labs were looted and destroyed in the fighting.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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The only time the family has been looted was in 2025, when a bear came into the yard and upturned the beehives.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Shoplifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoplifted. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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