stealing (from)

present participle of steal (from)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stealing (from)
Verb
  • Caroline conveniently grows a conscience right around the time when the couple starts robbing banks in earnest.
    Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Drummond has served prison time for robbing a convenience store and threatening to go after jurors.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • When two people pop a small confetti cannon into the air, Speed launches himself back with a cry, knocking over the set and barely missing the cake that has his face on it.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Many cat owners have seen their cat sleeping in a sunny patch on the bed, or even knocking over plants and whatever else is in the way to get an ideal window-napping position.
    Meghan Holmes, Treehugger, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Mark Ruffalo stars as veteran FBI agent Tom Brandis, who’s assigned to lead a task force to catch a gang of low-level crooks who’ve been putting on Halloween masks and ripping off local drug dealers, in a scheme reminiscent of Apple TV+’s recent Dope Thief.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Because Paterno had corrected course after four losing seasons in five years, ripping off 51 victories from 2005 to ‘09, there wasn’t much urgency to invest and improve.
    Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Stealing (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stealing%20%28from%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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