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 victory was controversial; many onlookers thought the judges had robbed the Americans.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026 -
Olympic freestyle skier Eileen Gu revealed she was physically assaulted, robbed and received death threats at Stanford University after her 2019 decision to represent China instead of the United States.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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At Disneyland, wind knocked over a tree, reportedly onto a guest.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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In Latakia, a giant bronze figure was knocked over and then dragged through the streets as people straddled its head like a Jet Ski.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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Cunningham's third foul — in which the junior seemingly got in a good position to deflect a pass to Woolfolk in the second half's opening minutes — drew the ire of Texas coach Vic Schaefer, who ripped off his suit jacket in protest.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026
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The anglers who helped promote Dual Threat Fishing and competed in the league’s first (and only) two tournaments are now saying they were ripped off by DTF.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Detroit Lions argue a trademark infringement lawsuit brought against the team by the organizers of the Motor City Muscle music festival, held in Detroit eight years ago, should be sacked.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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Bass sacked Kristin Crowley a month after the January 2025 Palisades Fire, and her dismissal was followed by finger-pointing between the ex-chief and City Hall over the blaze's devastation and the fire department’s funding.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2026
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One of the men was taken off the aircraft in a wheelchair, while others carried their luggage in what appeared to be military-style bags.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Has taken off and gone through the roof.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The Vikings knocked off Troy and the winningest coach in California history, Kevin Kiernan, in the quarterfinals.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Gibbons knocked off North Broward Prep 1-0 in the other semifinal.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Most family homes had been robbed and looted.—
Yousra Elbagir,
Time,
25 Feb. 2026
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Much of the Kim clan’s once-opulent house had burned down after being looted, Kim says.—
Margaret Heidenry,
Vanity Fair,
24 Feb. 2026
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What’s the reward for being the most productively plundered of the mid-majors?—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
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Monster bamboo, bougainvillea, and banana plants crashed in from the roadside; a tin roof sagged under the weight of a gaggle of marabou storks; baboons plundered trash cans at a highway intersection.—
Flora Stubbs,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Stolen (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stolen%20%28from%29. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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