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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2
as in sneaked
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
Dawn White, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
An old fur coat or feather stole could also be ruined.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
Imani Hakim brought a spunky energy to the role of Tonya Rock, the youngest sibling who often stole scenes with her sharp comebacks.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The nonprofit donated almost $200,000 to the church for the materials a grinch stole.
—Dawn White, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
An old fur coat or feather stole could also be ruined.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
Meanwhile, Parsons stole the show in a different way.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
Imani Hakim brought a spunky energy to the role of Tonya Rock, the youngest sibling who often stole scenes with her sharp comebacks.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stole
Noun
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Chin puts her hair up in a bun, dons a shawl and essentially becomes her mother.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2026
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The heated shawl comes with speedy overnight shipping and a 30-day return window for Prime members.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Kempe was able to play it off of his skate and swiped it past Vladar to open the scoring.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Over the last four seasons, Bader has swiped 65 bases and posted 85th percentile sprint speed last season.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But then, on a sweltering Alabama afternoon in the summer of 2024, somebody snuck into the police department’s evidence room.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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The first was an odd-angle shot that sneaked by Andrei Vasilevskiy.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Kate posed in a green wrap dress outside the Manhattan building.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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The truth is that while many people use it to cover bowls or plates, using plastic wrap incorrectly in the microwave can lead to melted wrap, messy food, or even chemical leaching.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Two victims were robbed at their homes, and one was robbed after exiting a vehicle at a business in San Rafael.—
Cameron Macdonald,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
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In a social media post on Thursday, the Novato Police Department said that dispatchers received a 911 call on the afternoon of January 14 from a man who reported being robbed at gunpoint at his home in central Novato.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Expecting to find traces of the past in the old town of Regensburg, at first, archaeologists believed nothing that exciting lurked here.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Feb. 2026
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The Dodgers have lurked in the higher end of this free-agent market with shorter-term scenarios that carry bigger annual salaries.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Jon Hart serape tour tote Whataburger's Jon Hart tour tote is stadium compliant in clear plastic, trimmed in all-natural leather and sporting serape webbing handles.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Big Bend Holiday Hotel Big Bend Holiday Hotel has restored all its rooms with rustic flair, complete with serape curtains and custom tile work.—
Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Doncic turned to run back up the court and grabbed the back of his left leg.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Jarrett Allen scored 10 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Dennis Schroder added 11 points in his Cavaliers debut and Keon Ellis had 6 points in his first game with the Cavaliers, who won for the seventh time in eight games.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Stole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stole. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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