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stolen (from)

verb

Definition of stolen (from)next
past participle of steal (from)
as in robbed
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully little wonder that the store went out of business, as its employees had been stealing from it for years

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stolen (from)
  1. robbed
  2. knocked over
  3. ripped off
  4. sacked
  5. taken off
  6. knocked off
  7. looted
  8. plundered
Verb
  • Kim Kardashian was awarded 1 euro in damages for being the target of an armed heist in 2016 at the Hôtel de Pourtalès in Paris, where she was robbed of millions in jewelry.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The nightmare 2019 Fiesta Bowl Winning the national championship in 2024 didn’t quiet a part of the Ohio State fan base that still believes it was robbed in the 2019 Fiesta Bowl loss to Clemson.
    — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of robbed
Verb
  • Thibodeaux then came over knocked over Jackson remained on the field but was replaced by Caedan Wallace on the next set of team drills.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Video from the scene showed one car flipped on its side with debris scattered across the sidewalk and a trash can knocked over.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of knocked over
Verb
  • The All-Pro tight end ripped off an electric 59-yard catch-and-run down the sideline to officially pass Jason Witten (13,046) for second place on the NFL's all-time receiving yards list for tight ends.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The bear ripped off the window screen, fully opened the window and came into the room, the agency said.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of ripped off
Verb
  • After a shock loss to the Arizona Cardinals, in which Herbert had one touchdown, one interception and was sacked three times, the QB dropped from third in the odds to out of the top 10.
    — Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In Nix’s four previous starts against the Chiefs, he was sacked a total of five times.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of sacked
Verb
  • Christos Tzolis has had an impressive start to life at Arsenal, but struggled to grow into that game, and was taken off at half-time.
    — Art de Roché, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Headlines from the early 2020s were filled with Teslas burning in garages and Chevy Bolts taken off the road due to flammable batteries.
    — Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of taken off
Verb
  • Flag football Unbeaten JSerra knocked off rival Newport Harbor to win the MaxPreps tournament in San Diego.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Emma Navarro, who had not made the fourth round at a major since Wimbledon 2025, knocked off this year’s Wimbledon finalist, Karolína Muchová, 6-3, 7-5.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of knocked off
Verb
  • Authorities are still investigating whether any of them may also have been looted during World War II.
    — Sergio Farella, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Preliminary explorations indicate these burials were looted in antiquity; passages linking them are thought to have been made by ancient robbers moving between the tombs.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of looted
Verb
  • In the sixties, artists such as Roy Lichtenstein and Peter Saul had plundered lowbrow visual culture for elemental materials.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The class-action deal covers relatives of people who donated bodies between January 2018 and March 2023, amid uncertainty over which cadavers Lodge plundered before cremation or return to families.
    — Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of plundered
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