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Recent Examples of shoplifter
Roseville police have announced the arrest of 82 people and the recovery of $14,200 following a retail theft crackdown last week, part of a broader regional push targeting holiday-season shoplifters.
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
The sci-fi comedy follows a Paige, Keke Palmer and Naomi Ackie as a crew of boosters (aka professional shoplifters/equal opportunists), who take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2025
Riley’s new film follows a crew of professional shoplifters aiming to take down a ruthless fashion mogul.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 5 Dec. 2025
Back at the Dunwoody Police Department, the cops are unable to identify that shoplifter.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
The sci-fi comedy follows a Paige, Keke Palmer and Naomi Ackie as a crew of boosters (aka professional shoplifters/equal opportunists), who take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2025
Riley’s new film follows a crew of professional shoplifters aiming to take down a ruthless fashion mogul.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 5 Dec. 2025
Back at the Dunwoody Police Department, the cops are unable to identify that shoplifter.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoplifter
Noun
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Keep a closer eye on your keys and wallet—a one-strap bag is a pickpocket’s dream.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
19 Jan. 2026
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That experience was a harsh reminder that pickpockets can strike anyone, anywhere, and that staying prepared is non-negotiable.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Jan. 2026
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Smart’s kidnapper was Brian David Mitchell, a street preacher her family met downtown and hired for odd jobs around the home.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The 30-something kidnapper walked into the room.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2026
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Sweet potatoes, fruit Jello, and roast pork — not turkey — would be served to all the inmates, from the lowliest cutpurse to what amounted to the celebrity wing, and its residents: Alexander Pantages, the millionaire theater magnate convicted of raping a 17-year-old dancer.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Nov. 2023
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She was born in the Barbican, in about 1584, and died in Fleet Street in 1659, becoming a thief, cutpurse and fence along the way.—
Longreads,
Longreads,
8 May 2018
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Hollister police said the carjacker left the area following the shooting and was found by San Benito County deputies near Line Street, where another shooting happened.—
Jose Fabian,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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That premonition rings true when his parents (Tara Buckman, Geoff Hansen) are slaughtered by a carjacker dressed as Old Saint Nick himself (Charles Dierkop) just hours later, condemning the toddler into further moral compass trauma at an orphanage run by a domineering Mother Superior nun from Hell.—
Huntley Woods,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Dec. 2025
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The parks department has even posted signs on the beach warning visitors about Cecil’s kleptomaniac habits.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
7 Aug. 2025
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The longtime psych-rock staple co-wrote the album with filmmaker Matt Yoka to be a collection of American stories about hopeless kleptomaniacs, urban explorers, and other people who slip through the cracks.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
30 May 2025
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The advisory named Elleshia as the alleged abductor, identifying her as a white female who is 5 feet 3 inches and 121 lbs.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
28 Dec. 2025
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Kathy Curran believes that Molly's abductor may have pretended to be injured.—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
7 Dec. 2025
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“Shoplifter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoplifter. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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