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)
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The pandemic robbed the 2022 Games in Beijing of their luster.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026 -
Wiser heads, though, can see that the fraud also robbed funds from those who needed them the most and that rooting out fraud should not be a partisan issue.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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And in one play-killing blow, running back RJ Harvey’s attempt to throw a chip-block knocked over the 320-pound Meinerz.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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Use containers with tight-fitting lids to prevent spills in case they are knocked over.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
28 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Brown ripped off his helmet in frustration and yelled more in Sirianni’s direction after the Eagles punted to end a drive.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Brown ripped off his helmet in frustration and yelled more in Sirianni's direction after the Eagles punted to end a drive.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Texans’ defense sacked Rodgers four times.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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But when Herbert dropped back to pass on the next play, linebacker K’Lavon Chaisson strip-sacked him and fell on loose ball.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
12 Jan. 2026
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As their respective careers have taken off (Nell is a singer-songwriter), the siblings have been by each other's side.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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The Avs challenged for offsides, and the goal was taken off the board.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
9 Jan. 2026
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Ole Miss, new head coach and all, knocked off Georgia in the Sugar Bowl Thursday night.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Jan. 2026
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And on Monday, the Falcons knocked off the Rams 27-24.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
30 Dec. 2025
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For months, mausoleums in the graveyard, some more than a hundred years old, were being looted in the dead of night, police said.—
Gaya Gupta,
Washington Post,
10 Jan. 2026
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The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces’ two-year occupation of Khartoum has also seen 4,000 items looted from the Sudan National Museum, including mummies dating from 2,500 BC.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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The last round of expansion, adding Seattle and Vancouver, came at significant cost to the league’s six original franchises, which had their rosters plundered in the expansion draft.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
1 Jan. 2026
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Many of the country's ancient temples were plundered during a genocide in the 1970s and subsequent civil war.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
4 Dec. 2025
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“Stolen (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stolen%20%28from%29. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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