thieved

past tense of thieve

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for thieved
Verb
  • Siri stole second, and Schanuel brought him home on the go-ahead RBI single.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Two armed men stole the works on December 7 from the Mário de Andrade Library in São Paulo during public hours at the city’s largest library.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • That record of 70 is shared by Jacoby Ellsbury, who accomplished the feat in the majors in 2009, and David Hamilton, who swiped the same total at Double-A in 2022.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Layered into lasagna, stuffed into pierogies, and swiped onto toast, there are so many ways to revel in the curds.
    Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Aug. 2026
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“Thieved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thieved. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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