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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Even Sinner’s groundstroke attacks rarely knocked over the skittles in Alcaraz’s playground.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
8 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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Willy Adames, as is his wont, ripped off Bailey’s jersey, the two emphatically dapping hands and bumping chests.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Stellar radiation would have ripped off any hydrogen-helium atmosphere with which the planet may have formed.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Buckeyes sacked him four times.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Mac Jones was strip-sacked in the second quarter for a defensive touchdown, the beginning of the end for the Bill Belichick era.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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His first action in the game was a shoulder drop that saw his boot taken off by a Forest defender who just couldn’t get close enough to him.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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His work has taken off since then, leading him to design helmets for other major programs such as Michigan, Tennessee and BYU, among others.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Sep. 2025
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Protesters smashed windows and looted local businesses and set government buildings on fire.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Healthcare workers are routinely kidnaped and ambulances targeted and looted.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
10 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 15 Sep. 2025.
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