as in to loot
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
in jail for robbing a bank
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Recent Examples of rob
More than three years before a Louisiana woman was arrested last week in the death of a TV reporter in New Orleans to cover the Super Bowl, another man accused the woman of drugging him, robbing his savings and leaving him for dead.
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2025
The trio were also implicated in the cases of other men who were drugged and robbed, as were two other defendants, Shane Hoskins and Andre Butts, who previously pleaded guilty.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
His extensive injuries handicapped him and robbed him of his quality of life.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
Ironically the entire sequence only occurred because Demko, uncharacteristically, robbed Cale Makar arriving late and taking the fourth man’s ice, but let the puck spill out of his glove and into the corner where the Avalanche retrieved it.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2025
The trio were also implicated in the cases of other men who were drugged and robbed, as were two other defendants, Shane Hoskins and Andre Butts, who previously pleaded guilty.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
His extensive injuries handicapped him and robbed him of his quality of life.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
Ironically the entire sequence only occurred because Demko, uncharacteristically, robbed Cale Makar arriving late and taking the fourth man’s ice, but let the puck spill out of his glove and into the corner where the Avalanche retrieved it.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rob
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The paintings are even more notable, since the tomb was likely looted, as indicated by missing inscriptions, human remains, and grave goods.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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Last Friday evening three little boys looted the school rooms and stole marbles and jack knives.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Ex-head coach Julen Lopetegui was sacked and had been replaced by Graham Potter.—
Roshane Thomas,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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He was sacked three times and threw two interceptions, finishing with a QB rating of 42.2. NFL pundits began to question Mahomes’ legacy in the immediate aftermath of the game.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
12 Feb. 2025
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In October, the homes of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce were burglarized, and other burglaries have targeted the NBA’s Luka Doncic, Mike Conley Jr. and Bobby Portis.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN,
10 Feb. 2025
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In 2016, she was charged with snatching a purse and burglarizing a home in Orleans Parish, per court records.—
Ben Brachfeld,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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Otto Frank requested that the spaces, plundered by the Nazis, remain vacant, their barrenness attesting to profound loss.—
Laurel Graeber,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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In Charleston, Loyalists were desperate for skilled horsemen who could work as scouts and raiders, plundering Patriot homes for supplies.—
Kinsey Gidick,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 Dec. 2024
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In the Syrian Arab Republic, there was a risk of the group exploiting security vacuums after the fall of the Syrian government of Bashar Al-Assad on December 8.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes,
15 Feb. 2025
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But in other cases, there’s little justification for tracking your whereabouts, which then can be exploited by apps, ad services or even hackers.—
Kelvin Chan,
The Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2025
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This proposal, which amounts to a call for ethnic cleansing, would strip the Palestinians of even more land and undoubtedly incite a violent response from Hamas.—
Mike Quigley,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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On Monday, the mayor directed his employees to do the same out of fear New York City could be stripped of federal funding, according to sources.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Mark Darcy, however... While Daniel may have been able to cheat death, Mark, sadly, was not.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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Some types of men are less likely to cheat than others — at least according to a pair of seasoned Arizona divorce attorneys.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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A week prior to the burglary, one of the suspects was in contact with a man accused of acting as a middleman to sell luxury items burgled from wealthy homeowners, according to federal prosecutors.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
7 Feb. 2025
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Four Chilean men were arrested in connection with the burglary of a string of multimillion-dollar homes, including one on the date Burrow’s home was burgled, though Burrow was not explicitly mentioned in the police report.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Rob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rob. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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