as in robber
one who steals
a thief has been stealing wallets and valuables from the lockers at the gym
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Recent Examples of thief
The actor, who portrayed dapper casino thief Danny Ocean in Ocean's Eleven and its sequels, reflected on the audacious burglary in which a group of thieves stole more than $100 million worth of historic jewels from Paris' foremost museum on Sunday.
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
The advertisement comes as the thieves have not yet been caught and a manhunt remains underway to catch the individuals suspected of stealing the French Crown Jewels.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
As French police, government officials and top executives at the Louvre Museum continue to scratch their heads over how thieves managed to brazenly steal priceless jewelry in broad daylight, a German company is seizing the moment and grabbing its 15 minutes of fame.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
How the thieves got their truck just 25 miles outside Paris.
—Greg Palkot, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
The advertisement comes as the thieves have not yet been caught and a manhunt remains underway to catch the individuals suspected of stealing the French Crown Jewels.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
As French police, government officials and top executives at the Louvre Museum continue to scratch their heads over how thieves managed to brazenly steal priceless jewelry in broad daylight, a German company is seizing the moment and grabbing its 15 minutes of fame.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
How the thieves got their truck just 25 miles outside Paris.
—Greg Palkot, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thief
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The place is the Savin Bar + Kitchen, in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood, where immediately inside the front door, patrons are greeted by a larger-than-life framed mugshot of Bulger — the mob-boss, murderer, bank robber, drug dealer and extortionist — peering cooly out from under his fedora.—
Tovia Smith,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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French police say the robbers entered the Louvre’s first floor using the Böcker lift, broke open two display cases with a power grinder, and escaped on scooters within ten minutes.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Louvre director said the museum's cameras failed to spot the burglars and that there were not enough cameras monitoring the museum's perimeter.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
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Between a high-profile divorce, finishing up her law school studies and having to testify during the trial of the burglars who robbed her years ago in Paris, Kim Kardashian has had a lot going on.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Thief.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thief. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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