as in to steal
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
a professional burglar was able to heist a box of jewelry from the safe in the closet
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Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2025
Plus, there are two additional action movies that offer both sci-fi spectacle and gritty heist action.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
IEEE Spectrum, 17 June 2024
Plus, the Wall Street Journal told us to save money by skipping breakfast, and a man in the UK heisted thousands of dollars worth of Cadbury Creme Eggs.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 17 Feb. 2023
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Noun
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—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2025
Plus, there are two additional action movies that offer both sci-fi spectacle and gritty heist action.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Nesbit scoffs at the proposal, citing the difficulties of heisting perhaps a metric tonne of nuclear material.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 June 2024
Plus, the Wall Street Journal told us to save money by skipping breakfast, and a man in the UK heisted thousands of dollars worth of Cadbury Creme Eggs.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 17 Feb. 2023
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“Heist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heist. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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