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Recent Examples of sneak thief
Jake Gyllenhaal lost 20 pounds to play Louis Bloom, the ghoulish sneak thief-turned-freelance crime scene journalist, in this alternately gripping and skin-crawling drama.
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Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2022
Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sneak thief
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To build out a beloved landmark in a historic district, under the anxious eye of preservationists, and slip in an extra 27,000 square feet of new construction practically unnoticed — that’s the work of a reverse cat burglar.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
25 Mar. 2025
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This American heiress summering in Cannes has just met Grant’s former cat burglar.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
22 Oct. 2024
Noun
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While authorities are still trying to identify the burglars, prosecutors said on Monday that a bottle of liquid and other equipment were left behind at the scene and are now being examined.—
Bonny Chu , Ronn Blitzer,
FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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An attempt to set fire to the truck used to carry out the raid was foiled by a Louvre security officer, forcing the burglar to flee, according to the culture ministry’s statement.—
Martin Goillandeau,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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After the second, pass-thief Jabari Mack made the downward-U gesture with his gloved hands to rub it in.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
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These ideas are laid out early in the first act, when an encounter between a policeman, Olim, and a fruit-stand thief, Severin, is presented to the audience.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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Prosecutors say the robbery took between six and seven minutes, and the robbers were unarmed but threatened guards with the angle grinders.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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This marks the first attempt at bringing to the screen the fictional island of Catan — a place where settlers must navigate bountiful and varied landscapes, shifting alliances, and limited resources, while robbers roam the land.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Sneak thief.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sneak%20thief. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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