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
  • Alleging that the killing occurred as Royal robbed Watkins, the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office successfully sought from a grand jury an indictment charging Royal with capital murder.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2026
  • The New Evidence also devotes time to the defense theory that Laci encountered the burglars who robbed the home of across-the-street neighbors Rudy and Susan Medina.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 18 July 2026
Definition of robbed
Verb
  • Burke piles fascinating shuffling sounds on top, invoking a quiet scuffle, maybe some cardboard boxes being knocked over in a storage space.
    — Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 14 July 2026
  • My husband throws a fit over every minor inconvenience, from the trash can being knocked over to the screen door being in his way.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
Definition of knocked over
Verb
  • Boise finally put a second ball in the back of the net in the opening minutes of stoppage time, sparking wild joy as goalscorer Amang ripped off his shirt and celebrated with nearby fans.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 18 July 2026
  • Last year, the club ripped off 10 straight games entering the break and enjoyed notable surges the prior seasons as well.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 July 2026
Definition of ripped off
Verb
  • Luis Enrique had been sacked after crashing out in the last 16 of the 2022 World Cup.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • But Nix has only been sacked 46 times in his career, compared to Herbert’s 95 and Mahomes’ 70 over the same stretch.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 17 July 2026
Definition of sacked
Verb
  • Whatever is brought onto the beach should be taken off, from trash to toys and umbrellas.
    — Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 14 July 2026
  • The jet had taken off from LaGuardia Airport in New York when both of its engines failed.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 14 July 2026
Definition of taken off
Verb
  • Spain will take on defending champion Argentina in the championship game on Sunday after the Spaniards upset France and Argentina knocked off England in the semis.
    — Bob Harkins, New York Times, 16 July 2026
  • Porro broke free for the second goal and received a pass back from Olmo, who got the touch just before getting knocked off his feet by defender Dayot Upamecano.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Definition of knocked off
Verb
  • Its main office in Caracas was looted by regime supporters while hundreds of party activists were jailed or fled the country.
    — John Otis, NPR, 16 July 2026
  • Gran Grif operates in the country’s heartland, where dozens of houses were looted and burned and during a predawn assault in March in the town of Jean-Denis in the Lower Artibonite region.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
Definition of looted
Verb
  • The Stuttgart striker plundered two second-half goals, including a stoppage-time winner, to earn his side a place in the last 32.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 20 June 2026
  • Which were left to be plundered and destroyed?
    — Amer Matar, The Dial, 26 May 2026
Definition of plundered
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