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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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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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The burglars fled in the truck when officers arrived, starting a chase that played out live on the local news.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Or when Eddie chased and stopped a burglar a week before heart surgery.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Amateur thief stories and epic gangster sagas await you.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Jan. 2026
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Plus, investing in good clothes isn’t a bad idea for a street thief like Harry, who should want to evade suspicion.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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One robber also used pepper spray.—
Cameron Macdonald,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Police said in each instance, two to four robbers exited a white sedan, approached the victims, and demanded their personal items at gunpoint.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Sneak thief.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sneak%20thief. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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