as in robbers
one who steals
a thief has been stealing wallets and valuables from the lockers at the gym
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to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
someone's been thieving my cookies!
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Recent Examples of thieves
Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
President and director of the Louvre, Laurence des Cars, told the French Senate that the only camera installed outside the Apollo Gallery did not capture footage of the window where the thieves broke in and exited.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
The film will include exclusive witness testimony, expert forensic analysis, and detailed graphic reconstructions that track the moment the thieves infiltrated the museum’s perimeter and vanished with the priceless treasure.
—Peter White, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Seuzeneau warned in an earlier statement that any would-be thieves should think twice before preying upon businesses in Slidell.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
During testimony before a French Senate committee last month, Laurence des Cars, the president and director of the Louvre, said the only camera installed outside the Apollo Gallery was facing west and did not cover the window where the thieves used power tools to break in and exit.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
After becoming an Internet sensation (and an art-world provocateur), the toilet moved to England in 2019, where a trio of thieves snatched it from the birthplace of Winston Churchill in a crime straight out of the board game Clue.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2025
French officials and the Louvre Museum have come under international fire in the days and weeks after the heist for security insufficiencies that allowed thieves to steal priceless artifacts in broad daylight.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
The thieves took less than eight minutes to make off with eight pieces of the French crown jewels, valued at roughly €88 million ($102 million).
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
Eyes on Within four minutes of arriving at the outside wall of the Louvre, the thieves had scaled the building and were breaking through a window.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
President and director of the Louvre, Laurence des Cars, told the French Senate that the only camera installed outside the Apollo Gallery did not capture footage of the window where the thieves broke in and exited.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
The film will include exclusive witness testimony, expert forensic analysis, and detailed graphic reconstructions that track the moment the thieves infiltrated the museum’s perimeter and vanished with the priceless treasure.
—Peter White, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Seuzeneau warned in an earlier statement that any would-be thieves should think twice before preying upon businesses in Slidell.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
During testimony before a French Senate committee last month, Laurence des Cars, the president and director of the Louvre, said the only camera installed outside the Apollo Gallery was facing west and did not cover the window where the thieves used power tools to break in and exit.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
After becoming an Internet sensation (and an art-world provocateur), the toilet moved to England in 2019, where a trio of thieves snatched it from the birthplace of Winston Churchill in a crime straight out of the board game Clue.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2025
French officials and the Louvre Museum have come under international fire in the days and weeks after the heist for security insufficiencies that allowed thieves to steal priceless artifacts in broad daylight.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
The thieves took less than eight minutes to make off with eight pieces of the French crown jewels, valued at roughly €88 million ($102 million).
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thieves
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Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin were convicted bank robbers who’d been preparing six months for this moment.—
Mike Bezemek,
Outside,
29 Oct. 2025
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To Lee, cops are worse than robbers.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Oscar Isaac plays the pompous Victor Frankenstein, though Jacob Elordi steals the movie as the tragic and eloquent Creature.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Traverse Wine Coast has something special in every season, but autumn steals the show when the hills light up with color and harvest season brings the grapes in from the vines.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The Louvre's president and director admitted that the museum's cameras failed to spot the burglars and pledged to make security upgrades to the centuries-old building.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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Police are looking for a trio of burglars who made off with more than $3 million worth of jewelry from a Queens home, cops said Tuesday.—
Nicholas Williams,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Wednesday swipes Enid’s driver’s-ed consent form to sneak off to visit Tyler at Willow Hill Psychiatric Hospital.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Thieves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thieves. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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