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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Her plaintive denials on screen are robbed of any credibility by an inescapable sense of overwhelming resentment.—
Daniel Jonah Wolpert,
NPR,
8 Sep. 2025 -
But 1976 had nobody — and not even anybody, in fairness, who can feel particularly ‘robbed’ of an England cap.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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In a TikTok video filmed by a concertgoer, the man knocked over the microphone stand before rolling onto the stage.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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One fire on Sims Avenue near White Bear Avenue was caused by a space heater that was accidentally knocked over.—
Kathryn Kovalenko,
Twin Cities,
16 Aug. 2025
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Jamal Roberts, who ran for 143 yards, ripped off a 63-yard touchdown run.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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That honor belonged to Riley, who ripped off a 77-yard TD run in the fourth quarter and finished with 123 yards on six carries.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Sep. 2025
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Top pick Cam Ward was sacked six times in his NFL debut and threw for just 112 yards on 12 completions while Tennessee managed just four field goals.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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He then was sacked when right tackle Khalil House was beaten cleanly by an edge rusher and lost a fumble at the Stanford 5.—
Harold Gutmann,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
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That option has been taken off the board.—
Brett Erickson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Oak Park and River Forest High School said that exterior doors were taken off restrooms only when there would be no straight line of sight into the location of stalls and urinals.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Argentine prosecutors have charged the daughter of a fugitive Nazi officer with attempting to hide an 18th-century Italian painting that was looted during World War II and had not been seen publicly in 80 years.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Across the Southeast Asian archipelago, demonstrators have torched government buildings, riot police have hurled tear gas and fired water cannons at protesters in city streets, and some people have looted politicians’ houses and burned vehicles.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
1 Sep. 2025
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The towns of Harrisonville, Butler and Osceola were plundered during Bleeding Kansas.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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These will hold a particular interest for the Bloomsbury enthusiast because the majority of them are previously unpublished (an impressive feat, given how often the various archives have been plundered by other biographers).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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Southlake Carroll, an eight-time state champion, knocked off Hebron twice last season — a 42-37 third-round playoff thriller, after cruising to a 59-16 win early in regular season.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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Cena lifted Paul onto the top rope, went for an avalanche AA and was knocked off the rope.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Stolen (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stolen%20%28from%29. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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