1
as in swiped
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 snuck
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 stole
Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
Such stoles, with taxidermied heads still attached, were in fashion in 1938, when the young artist Carol Rama (1918–2015) painted this curious scene.
—Elizabeth Mangini, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2025
Jon MacHota, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Hackers who stole the data of more than 8,000 children including photos, addresses and names and published some of the information on the dark web have removed the posts online and claim to have deleted the information, according to UK media reports.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Covering 500,000 works that Anthropic pirated for AI training, if a court approves the settlement, each author will receive $3,000 per work that Anthropic stole.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
Such stoles, with taxidermied heads still attached, were in fashion in 1938, when the young artist Carol Rama (1918–2015) painted this curious scene.
—Elizabeth Mangini, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
But the highlight plays stole the show.
—Jon MacHota, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Hackers who stole the data of more than 8,000 children including photos, addresses and names and published some of the information on the dark web have removed the posts online and claim to have deleted the information, according to UK media reports.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stole
Verb
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Whitlock saw enormous success with the ’21 club after the Red Sox swiped him from the Yankees in Rule 5 Draft.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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One Philadelphia fan said seven tickets acquired for their brother’s bachelor party were swiped sometime before the day of the game.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The latter were sometimes embroidered on his signature woolen cardigans and shawls bearing stylized versions of placid landscapes, bandana patterns or geometric motifs.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Spring’s color is a light heather gray—and Kamali’s spring collection features the fabric in an oversized shawl cardigan, bottoms, skirts, shorts and dress pieces.—
Catherine Salfino,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Pittsburgh Steelers came out victorious in Ireland, but quarterback Skylar Thompson was reportedly roughed up and robbed two days before their game against the Minnesota Vikings kicked off.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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All good things must come to an end, and the second-longest winning streak in Twins history ended at 13 games in Milwaukee when Brewers center fielder Jackson Chourio robbed Lewis of a potential game-tying homer in the eighth inning.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The pass was a perfect one-timed through ball for Chawinga, who dribbled through five defenders and snuck a shot past Naeher.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
27 Sep. 2025
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The pair has snuck onto the school’s rooftop to skip class and smoke weed — a typical activity for them.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The incident occurred near 87th Avenue and Van Buren Street when a man grabbed a girl by the arm.—
Wren Smetana,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Riddle then grabbed Quirke by the collar and threw him down onto a table before walking off the set with a TMZ championship belt.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Was Blass’s mental block a sign of what lurked on the other side of these quotidian failures?—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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For weeks, the New York Ripper case has lurked on the periphery of the series — a boogeyman that the show kept hinting was someone in Dexter’s life.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Simply remove the quick-drying fleece wrap covering and throw it in the washing machine when necessary.—
Lola Mendez,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
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In the case of this emerald green mini dress with a pleated faux-wrap silhouette, waist ties, and eyelet balloon sleeves, absolutely.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The prospect of shooting those tapes is a lot more chilling to me — or at least a lot more palpable — than the idea of my kids getting snatched by a neighbor on Halloween night, and Perry makes the most of it without completely unbalancing the rest of this otherwise fun-loving omnibus.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
1 Oct. 2025
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Both cars washed up the track; Elliott committed to the bottom, cleared them, and snatched the win - and with it, an automatic berth into the next Playoff round.—
Alex Harrington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Stole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stole. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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