as in robbery
the unlawful taking and carrying away of property without the consent of its owner
in those days the stealing of a horse was a very serious crime
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as in swiping
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
the guy who tried to steal my car was sentenced to a year in jail
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as in sneaking
to move about in a sly or secret manner
the teenagers were able to steal past a security guard and enter the fairgrounds without paying admission
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Recent Examples of stealing
Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
Hollywood starlet Sydney Sweeney has done plenty of scene-stealing in Euphoria and The White Lotus but her latest breakout performance may be on Wall Street.
—John Buckingham, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Sign-stealing, the practice of gathering information on the signs a team uses to call offensive and defensive plays, is technically not prohibited under NCAA rules unless electronic communication is intercepted in-game.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
Two singles and an error trying to catch a runner stealing resulted in the Giants tying the game at 1-1.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2025
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
One man was arrested and accused of stealing a golf cart.
—Bob Harkins, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
This breakthrough could one day help doctors spot sight-stealing diseases long before symptoms appear.
—New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2025
Hobbs, her rich, resonant voice often stealing the band’s spotlight, took over the business as her parents aged.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
And then there’s matcha, the stealth competitor already stealing PSL’s crown on search engines.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
In 2007, two poachers were caught stealing 17 saguaros from Saguaro National Park and surrounding county land.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Saleh went on to say people in the Sean McVay coaching tree — which includes Jacksonville head coach Liam Coen and Minnesota head coach Kevin O’Connell — were particularly good at stealing.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Mingo currently has a pending charge in Cabarrus County accusing him of stealing merchandise from a Kannapolis Target in June.
—Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
Is signal-stealing allowed in the NFL?
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
Hollywood starlet Sydney Sweeney has done plenty of scene-stealing in Euphoria and The White Lotus but her latest breakout performance may be on Wall Street.
—John Buckingham, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Sign-stealing, the practice of gathering information on the signs a team uses to call offensive and defensive plays, is technically not prohibited under NCAA rules unless electronic communication is intercepted in-game.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
Two singles and an error trying to catch a runner stealing resulted in the Giants tying the game at 1-1.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2025
Verb
What he’s actually done is fake his death to create a template for a new life by stealing $90 million from a client of his crooked law firm.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
One man was arrested and accused of stealing a golf cart.
—Bob Harkins, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
This breakthrough could one day help doctors spot sight-stealing diseases long before symptoms appear.
—New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2025
Hobbs, her rich, resonant voice often stealing the band’s spotlight, took over the business as her parents aged.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
And then there’s matcha, the stealth competitor already stealing PSL’s crown on search engines.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
In 2007, two poachers were caught stealing 17 saguaros from Saguaro National Park and surrounding county land.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Saleh went on to say people in the Sean McVay coaching tree — which includes Jacksonville head coach Liam Coen and Minnesota head coach Kevin O’Connell — were particularly good at stealing.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Mingo currently has a pending charge in Cabarrus County accusing him of stealing merchandise from a Kannapolis Target in June.
—Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stealing
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Thompson was arrested as a high school senior in 1955 and charged as an accessory to a robbery in Cherokee Park.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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In what is otherwise a slog of a show, Black Rabbit gets structurally creative in the sixth episode when the events of a robbery at the restaurant are shown from different perspectives.—
Andrew Bernard,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the viral video shared on social media, Nina Miller, wearing Giants gear, is seen swiping the headband from the boy.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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After dropping them off in a narrow street, Rojas started swiping through the app for a new passenger.—
Ladan Anoushfar,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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So here’s to sneaking it around the thought prison bars.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
6 Oct. 2025
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Instead of her being forced to leave it there (and Alex eventually stumbling across it), Sophi could have taken the box — thereby either denying Alex ever getting his idol, or perhaps even then later sneaking off and using the key to get the idol herself.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Online court records indicated to investigators that Arfsten was released on bail in a felony theft case at the time of the South Milwaukee incident.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Some of the commandments overlap with criminal law, such as prohibitions on murder and theft, but others do not.—
Jessie Balmert,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Three years before the famed film was released, Wojtowicz and a friend held up a Brooklyn bank in a 14-hour hostage ordeal, allegedly robbing the bank to help pay for his transgender partner’s gender-affirming surgery.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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By Saturday morning, after robbing the second in Belmont, he was handcuffed.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Once Rubin’s data comes in, astronomers should gain a much sharper picture of whether the Kuiper Belt’s tilt points to additional planets lurking far beyond Neptune.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Some are found lurking in remote corners of the world, while others have been hiding right under our noses.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Seven people are locked up for running a theft ring that included pilfering more than $800,000 in smoke detectors from Home Depot stores across Florida — including Miami-Dade, according to Attorney General James Uthmeier.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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This, above, was the first of Naeher’s career on her 200th NWSL outing, pilfering a 3-3 draw (from three down, on the road) against Seattle Reign.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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Ferrari is currently battling for the second spot in the Constructors' Championship with Red Bull and Mercedes, after slipping to third.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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The elastic waistband stretches to move with you, and the pants come with faux buttons to make slipping them on a breeze.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Stealing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stealing. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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