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Recent Examples of shoplifting
Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
An armed man suspected of shoplifting was fatally shot by Arapahoe County deputies on Sunday, according to the sheriff’s office.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
In a 21-page ruling, Talwani found that ICE holding an 18-year-old migrant arrested on charges of shoplifting without a bond hearing violated his due process rights.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
Now retailers say their anti-theft strategies are working, and data shows shoplifting rates are falling.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York — Coming out of the pandemic, many retail chains, political leaders, law enforcement officials and others told America there was an unprecedented level of shoplifting.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
What To Know Brown has past convictions for armed robbery, felony larceny, breaking and entering, and shoplifting, WBTV reported.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
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Hayden’s office, the Boston Police Department, regional retailer groups and small business owners last year launched the Safe Shopping Initiative — an effort to increase consumer safety and help store managers strategize responses to shoplifting and retail larcenies.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
An armed man suspected of shoplifting was fatally shot by Arapahoe County deputies on Sunday, according to the sheriff’s office.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
In a 21-page ruling, Talwani found that ICE holding an 18-year-old migrant arrested on charges of shoplifting without a bond hearing violated his due process rights.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
Now retailers say their anti-theft strategies are working, and data shows shoplifting rates are falling.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York — Coming out of the pandemic, many retail chains, political leaders, law enforcement officials and others told America there was an unprecedented level of shoplifting.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
What To Know Brown has past convictions for armed robbery, felony larceny, breaking and entering, and shoplifting, WBTV reported.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoplifting
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The Boone and Crockett Club this week unveiled the results of a 5-year study into the scale, motivations for, and various costs of wildlife poaching in America.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
11 Sep. 2025
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Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen did not rule from the bench in the latest chapter of the poaching penalty lawsuit.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Three Los Angeles County men have been arrested for allegedly snatching high-end jewelry from victims who were walking to their vehicles in Fullerton earlier this year, police said.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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One said bump is a particularly nasty, literal wig-snatching fight between Vida and Chi-Chi.—
Jen Juneau,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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During the 1880s, the brothers lived here and made their livelihood rustling cattle and horses, while at the same time disposing of unsuspecting ranchers who wandered too close to their hideout.—
Patti Nickell,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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End your drive with a stay at Chinati Hot Springs, and soak in the steaming springwater beneath rustling cottonwoods and the glittering expanse of Texas stars.—
Eva Frederick,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Jamel McGriff, 42, a Bronx ex-con with a decades-long rap sheet, has been charged with 14 counts of murder and 37 charges in total, including kidnapping, burglary, robbery, arson, weapons offenses, grand larceny and identity theft, the Queens County District Attorney’s Office said.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The prosecutor turned to the day of the kidnapping.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After grabbing an early lead Friday evening, the Royals were unable to match their hosts’ prolific offense on Friday.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
13 Sep. 2025
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The owner squeezed her hands into the mix of kittens, moving the babies and grabbing the one that did not belong, which turned out to be a tiny mouse.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Starting in December of that year, a number of Starovoit’s former colleagues and subordinates were implicated in embezzlement of military funds—including 19 billion rubles (around $250 million) that had been allocated for defenses along the Ukrainian border.—
ANDREI KOLESNIKOV,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Sep. 2025
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Do has been sentenced to five years in jail for accepting more than $800,000 in bribes in a scheme involving the embezzlement of millions in COVID-relief funds.—
Michael Slaten,
Oc Register,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But a growing number of people seem to be picking the team to finish first in the AFC West.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Prices vary based on color and size, but shoppers will score the biggest discounts when picking them up in Portman’s exact mushroom shade.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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The sheriff's office confirmed the two defendants had each been charged with two counts of burglary, two counts of trespassing on school grounds, criminal mischief and theft.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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Declines in robbery or burglary don’t erase the trauma of a single shooting spree.—
John J. Donohue,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Shoplifting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoplifting. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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