shoplifted

past tense of shoplift

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoplifted
Verb
  • On April 6, the Dream snatched Reese away from her frustrations with a dysfunctional Chicago franchise by giving the Sky first-round draft picks in 2027 and 2028.
    Terence Moore, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • The Maple Leafs snatched up high-scoring Lightning defenseman Darren Raddysh, a pending free agent, in a sign-and-trade for a fifth-round pick.
    Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 20 June 2026
Verb
  • This year, Tencent poached an OpenAI researcher to become its chief AI scientist.
    Arjun Kharpal,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 22 June 2026
  • The existing eight teams can sign and protect three players from being poached by an expansion team.
    Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • This is just one in a sweaty dungeon of hundreds of TikTok videos that show women being stalked, grabbed, tortured, tossed to the ground, and handcuffed by scary masked soldiers.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026
  • Her mother asked what had just happened, and the girl related that Spencer had grabbed her.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • Merchandise including counterfeit perfumes, Rolex watches, knockoff Knicks apparel, sunglasses, electronics and Labubus were seized, in addition to $145,000 in cash, police said.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026
  • Barely six months ago, US special forces seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from Caracas in a daring and deadly raid.
    Osmary Hernández, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • Johnson was the first player picked by new Mavericks team president Masai Ujiri.
    Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026
  • In Wheeler’s recent story paneling a dozen scouts anonymously on draft prospects, not one picked Verhoeff as the best in the defense class.
    Joe Smith, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • As the ocean breeze kicked up, the palms rustled around us.
    Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Vinícius exchanged passes with Bruno Guimarães on the left flank, took touches to make space and rifled a right-footed shot past the outstretched arm of Yassine Bounou for his 10th international goal.
    CBS News, CBS News, 13 June 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Some have been looted, burned, and abandoned, while others face critical shortages of supplies, medicines, or staff.
    Tirana Hassan, Time, 26 June 2026
  • The sandstone artifact, which depicts the Hindu epic character Duryodhana, had in fact been looted from Koh Ker in or around 1972, after the all-important UNESCO convention.
    Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
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“Shoplifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoplifted. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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