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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Likewise, even when ticketholders feel robbed by cheating or bad calls, that doesn’t mean the game ticket didn’t live up to its end of the bargain.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
13 Oct. 2025 -
Their online childhoods also robbed them of life skills best learned by leaving the house.—
Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
12 Oct. 2025
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Emma Stone was spotted speaking with Felix from Stray Kids, but both jumped when a crowd of guests knocked over one of the metal chairs — despite security’s best efforts to protect the central table.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Small children and elderly people can accidentally be knocked over, so give your dog space or redirect their zoomies to a safer area like a dog park.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Yet the techno-optimism sweeping the production community is accompanied by a gnawing anxiety about the way established IP is at risk of being ripped off and remixed.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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Your coffee spilled on you, or the tin of your yogurt foil ripped off badly, and this film exists in both those sorts of places.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
9 Oct. 2025
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Not to mention, Texas Tech sacked Kansas nine times.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
12 Oct. 2025
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He was sacked nine times and only garnered 31 rushing yards on seven carries.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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Last month, lawyers for Mangione asked that his federal charges be dismissed and that the death penalty be taken off the table as a result of public comments by Attorney General Pam Bondi.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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In social media posts, her family said Smith was surrounded by family as she was taken off life support Friday night.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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The angry mob looted the homes of customs agents, harassed those agents’ families, and even burned a small pleasure boat belonging to one unfortunate tax collector on the Common.—
Time,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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This is the most North Korean hackers have ever looted in a single year, according to blockchain tracking firm Elliptic.—
Senior Reporter,
PC Magazine,
7 Oct. 2025
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The 18 runs plundered off one over was the most Jasprit Bumrah had ever conceded in Tests, leaving the bowler perplexed as he was replaced.—
Sam Dalling,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 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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The 53-year-old Franklin had been with Penn State since 2014, compiling a 104-45 record with five bowl wins and an appearance in the 2025 College Football Playoff, where PSU knocked off both Boise State and SMU before falling to Notre Dame in the CFP semifinal round.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Oct. 2025
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The other guy gets his wig knocked off and has an accident in his pants.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Stolen (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stolen%20%28from%29. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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