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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
Noun
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The Nuggets are a cat burglar’s dream team.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
11 Feb. 2026
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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
Noun
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The would-be burglar was hit in the right calf and was taken to the University of Chicago Hospital, where he is listed in good condition.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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The burglar suffered a wound to the right calf, and was taekn to UChicago Medicine where he was listed in good condition, police said.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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The series also stars Omari Hardwick as Eli Bridges, Bosch’s training officer; Ariana Guerra as Rosa, a rookie LAPD officer; and JD Pardo as Cory, a professional thief.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2026
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To lose his pursuers, the thief shed his clothes to blend in among the nude sunbathers.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Police said the robbers stole Illinois license plates from similar cars and swapped them out.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Wearing hooded sweatshirts and full-face masks, the robbers ordered employees to one part of the room at gunpoint before two of them smashed the glass display cases with sledgehammers, The Charlotte Observer previously reported.—
Nick Sullivan
March 7,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Sneak thief.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sneak%20thief. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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