shoplifts

verb

present tense third-person singular of shoplift
as in grabs

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  1. grabs
  2. rustles
  3. snatches
  4. rifles
  5. picks
  6. seizes
  7. hijacks
  8. grasps
Verb
  • For kids, anger often shows up when something doesn’t go their way—like when a playmate grabs their toy.
    — Jenna Autuori-Dedic, Parents, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Timothy Olyphant grabs a drink ahead of his appearance on Late Night with Seth Myers on July 30.
    — People Staff, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of grabs
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  • Birds chirp, and the breeze rustles the leaves.
    — Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Even Super Dog makes an appearance — cape, mask and all — ready to leap into action the moment a snack bag rustles.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Definition of rustles
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  • In the midst of handing the job over to his son, even as Diego is making a speech about water supplies, hygiene and education, Don Alejandro snatches it back to cheers, clutches his heart and dies.
    — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • These picks start at $11 and range from a one-piece swimsuit that snatches your waist to an everyday pair of wide-leg jeans and this summer-friendly tank top.
    — Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
Definition of snatches
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  • With four minutes until penalties, Spain venture forward, Cesc Fabregas slips in Iniesta, who rifles it home to win the World Cup.
    — Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026
  • Before Poeltl can complete the double-team, Towns looks to the 3-point line then rifles a right-handed pass over his own head to Bridges for the easy two under the rim.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
Definition of rifles
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  • Here are our jazz critic’s picks for the top 8 musical acts to catch.
    — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Goldman Sachs has updated its top European stock picks for August, giving two companies a standout upside of more than 100%, including one as high as 168%.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of picks
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  • Better, Cretton seizes small moments to put his stamp on this installment.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
  • Rhaenyra, queen of the Blacks, seizes the Iron Throne in King’s Landing with the support of Alicent, who has simply had enough of her unstable and terrible sons.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 July 2026
Definition of seizes
Verb
  • After the high-speed chase erupts into gunfire and a brutal fistfight, Kim hijacks the vehicle, takes the official hostage and speeds off a bridge into the water below.
    — Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Kara changes her tune when Krem hijacks Kara’s ship and shoots Krypto with a poison dart.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 4 July 2026
Definition of hijacks
Verb
  • Real thinking — the kind that understands a question, grasps its context and goes out to gather information before formulating a response.
    — Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • His eyes and smile are too wide, and his right hand grasps the air.
    — Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of grasps
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