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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Example Sentences

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
  • The attack comes amid several recent violent incidents in the iconic park, including an incident a week earlier where a woman was beaten and robbed of her AirPods and other items by a trio of masked crooks.
    — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • To make matters worse, this isn't the first time the band has been robbed.
    — Renee Anderson, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of robbed
Verb
  • Another woman also said she was almost knocked over and was afraid she'd be hurt, Curtis said.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The Regional Parks Department said on social media that at least 10 light poles and several street signs were knocked over.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of knocked over
Verb
  • With Florida leading a 20-17 lead, however, Baugh ripped off a 13-yard gain on second down and eventually capped the drive with an 11-yard touchdown run.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
  • First was comic and content creator, George Brett Olson, who did a breakdown (watch it below) accusing an AI Instagram account with 300,000 followers of seemingly ripped off his joke word for word.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of ripped off
Verb
  • By the way, the Dolphins defense only has six sacks, which is last in the league, and Maye has only been sacked 13 times, which is 12th fewest in the NFL.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Offensive line The group was exceptional in the run game and overall did a good job protecting Willis, who was sacked twice by a Jets defense that entered the game fifth in the league in sacks with 17.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of sacked
Verb
  • The mummified head, which belonged to a man named Nekht who lived sometime between 1985 BCE and 1797 BCE, was taken off view in October.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Even the current Republican governor of Ohio has said the ad should be taken off the air.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of taken off
Verb
  • Those include hot water temperatures of 86 to 88 degrees, as well as weak upper-level winds that allow the storm to develop without being knocked off-kilter.
    — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The district’s current representative, Angel Velez, was knocked off the ballot.
    — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of knocked off
Verb
  • Rioters looted stores and set fires to barricades in Frankfurt on Saturday as protests across Germany demanded lower living costs and better education.
    — Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2026
  • In Germany, nighttime riots injured more than 100 police officers and damaged or looted stores; in Lisbon, Portugal, police forcibly cleared a housing protest encampment.
    — Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of looted
Verb
  • Military leaders on both sides have also plundered Sudan’s vast gold reserves, smuggling much of their takings out of the country.
    — Mat Nashed, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Social media posts and merchant reports said luxury and beauty stores, including Sephora, Celine, Burberry and Louis Vuitton, were plundered.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of plundered
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