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
  • Gonzalez, robbed of a potential first-inning homer when Adell made a leaping catch of his drive above the wall in right, followed with a towering 368-foot fly that cleared the short left-field wall for his first homer of the season and a 7-1 lead.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 July 2026
  • Gonzalez, robbed of a potential first-inning homer when Adell made a leaping catch of his drive above the wall in right, followed with a towering, 368-foot fly that cleared the short left-field wall for his first homer of the season and a 7-1 lead.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of robbed
Verb
  • Framed photos fell off the walls and a computer monitor was knocked over, Harris said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 June 2026
  • Use containers with tight-fitting lids to prevent spills in case they are knocked over.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
Definition of knocked over
Verb
  • Younger fans ripped off their shirts and sprayed water bottles before a band emerged from the smoke of the Bayfront Park stage, playing Argentine music in celebration.
    — Delia Sauer, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
  • One guy had ripped off the horn from a plastic Viking helmet and was using it to chug beers.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
Definition of ripped off
Verb
  • That came in the spring of 2025, about 11 months after his dad had been sacked as coach, when Pochettino, the new manager, gave the younger Berhalter his first national team call-up.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • Alfaro had just been sacked by San Lorenzo, his eighth job in 14 years since starting as a 30-year-old following a brief playing career in Argentina.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of sacked
Verb
  • The state originally proposed these rules in April for approval in May, but those measures were postponed and taken off of the agenda until Tuesday's meeting, which was a conference call.
    — CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • The company turned to a particular gel formula designed for an immediate cooling effect while ensuring the gear could be put on and taken off with a zip.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of taken off
Verb
  • Especially in a period of economic uncertainty, that stability can mean the difference between weathering a bad year and being knocked off course.
    — Sentry Insurance, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • The club also knocked off 30 per cent, which probably helped convince a lot of fans to return.
    — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 29 June 2026
Definition of knocked off
Verb
  • In May of this year, the Commission for the Compensation of Victims of Spoliation (CIVS), which determines if artworks were Nazi-looted, failed to reach a definitive conclusion.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 30 June 2026
  • Though it had been looted by kids, most of the material was eventually recovered.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 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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