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 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
Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
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
Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
The kids were there for the 49ers, but a YouTuber stole the show.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
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Verb
During the Edwardian period and early 20th century, luxury fur coats, full-length wraps, stoles, and extravagant collars were at the height of fashion—as much a symbol of wealth as any jewel.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
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
Noun
Woods hasn’t teed it up competitively since his playoff loss at the 2024 PNC Championship, where his son Charlie stole headlines with his first-ever hole-in-one.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
The kids were there for the 49ers, but a YouTuber stole the show.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stole
Verb
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New York City has its Empire State Building, the iconic skyscraper from atop which King Kong swiped at attacking biplanes in the 1933 film before hurtling to his demise.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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After a brief scuffle between the two players, Noel held on to the ball, though Alexander swiped his hand at him in frustration as tensions rose.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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While strutting her stuff on the runway, model Devyn Garcia recovered gracefully when her pink-and-yellow shawl fell to the ground.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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It can be worn around the neck as a light shawl, or your giftee can go full Little Edie with a winter-ready head wrap and oversized sunglasses.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Likewise, even when ticketholders feel robbed by cheating or bad calls, that doesn’t mean the game ticket didn’t live up to its end of the bargain.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Their online childhoods also robbed them of life skills best learned by leaving the house.—
Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Andrew Lloyd Webber snuck in just before the screening, as did Running Man filmmaker and frequent BFI-dweller Edgar Wright.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
8 Oct. 2025
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Investigators believe that Zemfira met the other girl on social media, and the two snuck out of their homes that Friday night for an adventure.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Two of them were on the doors of a reach-in cooler on the expo line and were grabbed by the manager.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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MacDonald grabbed a knife from the kitchen and threatened to kill himself, cutting at his throat, prosecutors said.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The terrain was steep and mountainous, the forests were thick, and threats from buffalo and leopards lurked in the wilderness.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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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
Noun
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The wrap dress featured an asymmetric skirt design with thin, cross straps over an open back and waist cutout.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Also, rather than packing your towels, throw pillows and blankets, using them as protective padding in boxes will save on bubble wrap and packing paper.—
Marni Jameson,
Arkansas Online,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Mischief in the mind of Cole Martin, the defensive back, moonlighted as a magician and snatched the direct snap before darting through a crease and churning ahead for a trick of a first down.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Before it all got snatched away.—
Allen Iverson,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Stole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stole. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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