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
Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2025
Is Minnie’s stole made of gemelli pasta?
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2025
Katie Langford, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
Sanoja then stole second base midway through the next at-bat.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Prevost, a surprise to much of the Pope-watching public, stepped out onto the loggia wearing around his neck the ornate, blood-red papal stole that his predecessor had studiously eschewed, and, on his face, a modest smile.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2025
Is Minnie’s stole made of gemelli pasta?
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2025
Verb
The effect of Colorado’s notoriously lax funeral home regulations burst into public view in 2018, when an FBI raid on Sunset Mesa Funeral Directors in Montrose found that mother-daughter team Megan Hess and Shirley Koch stole and sold hundreds of bodies around the world to turn a profit.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
Sanoja then stole second base midway through the next at-bat.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stole
Noun
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The massage also uses traditional shawls and harmonic movements to free the body of stress from head to toe.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Mar. 2026
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The towels and shawls are lightweight, gentle on the skin and absorbent.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Holter, who lives about a mile away, remembers a suitcase stolen off a porch and a bicycle swiped.—
Celina Tebor,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 2026
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The Monrovia Police Department said the woman suffered minor injuries after the bear swiped at her leg and scratched the back of her knee on Saturday.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The prosecutor said Serafini snuck into his in-laws’ Homewood residence on the west shore of Lake Tahoe while nobody was home.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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My brother Mike knew a maintenance engineer who snuck me in to Seals & Crofts’ studio.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Smart awkwardly fell during the second quarter of Saturday’s game, heading to the locker room briefly before returning for the final minutes of the first half with a wrap around his right thigh.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
22 Mar. 2026
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Catch your breath, because Oscars season is officially a wrap.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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New York Police Department Police said that, less than an hour later, the three women robbed a Gorjana store one block over on North 6th Street.—
Riley Rourke,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Similarly, the movie’s just desserts are completely bland, since they’re constantly robbed of real stakes when folks being dismembered can just walk it off and try again.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Boisterous and welcoming, Georgia regaled us with tales from Gary’s childhood, but a concern for her son’s present state lurked not far beneath the surface.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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As Leclerc and Russell exchanged moves for the lead through the opening stages, Hamilton lurked just behind, waiting for any opportunity that may arise.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Each is about the scale of an oversize piece of clothing, like an apron or a serape, and hangs loosely off the wall, as if having just been tacked up.—
Benjamin Lima,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
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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
Verb
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The prosecutor said Abril confronted the couple, at which point James MacEgan was shot and killed, before Abril grabbed MacEgan’s wife and pulled her into the creek.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Scheierman also hit two earlier threes, grabbed five rebounds and pestered Gilgeous-Alexander to force a third-quarter turnover to help Boston take down the defending NBA champions 119-109.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Stole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stole. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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