stealing 1 of 2

noun

Definition of stealingnext
as in robbery
the unlawful taking and carrying away of property without the consent of its owner in those days the stealing of a horse was a very serious crime

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verb

present participle of steal
1
as in swiping
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep the guy who tried to steal my car was sentenced to a year in jail

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2
as in sneaking
to move about in a sly or secret manner the teenagers were able to steal past a security guard and enter the fairgrounds without paying admission

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stealing
  1. robbery
  2. swiping
  3. theft
  4. lurking
  5. slipping
  6. grabbing
  7. lifting
Noun
  • Prior to these robbery convictions, Portades was convicted of robbery as a minor, as well as drug and weapons charges as an adult.
    Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Moore’s lawyers said his original attorneys did not analyze the crime scene carefully and left unchallenged prosecutors’ contention that Moore, who came into the store unarmed, fired at a customer and that his intention from the start was a robbery.
    Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of robbery
Verb
  • There’s a sweet spot between swiping to bring up your open apps menu and swiping up gently to launch the taskbar.
    Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Art was right behind her, swiping the scalpel through the air, trying to cut her.
    William Earl, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of swiping
Noun
  • Statewide, after national media for years showed images of thieves ransacking drug stores, Californians approved a ballot measure that tightened penalties on theft.
    Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • The vote reflects widespread frustration with pandemic-era spikes in retail thefts, car break-ins and the apparent awareness by some criminals that stealing anything less than $1,000 worth of goods won’t land you in prison.
    Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of theft
Verb
  • Teddy saves the day and a life, but the more interesting twist to Nora’s surgery is the young woman lurking in the shadows.
    Lincee Ray, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Where a few of the more voracious readers are surely lurking on secret Goodreads accounts, others may well treat the latest buzzy novel a bit like a trendy accessory.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of lurking
Verb
  • The poll found support was slipping for an initiative that would increase California’s minimum wage.
    Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The Berkeley poll also found support slipping for an initiative to increase California’s minimum wage which, along with Proposition 36, is among the 10 statewide measures on California’s November ballot.
    Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of slipping
Verb
  • Looking ahead, its beer business should continue grabbing market share and its hard to imagine the wine-and-spirits unit getting much worse.
    Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
  • A day could include grabbing cardamom snurrer at a bakery in Østerbro, poking around the design shops of Frederiksstaden, stopping for a dip at one of the harbor's swimming spots, and ending up at a biodynamic wine bar in Christianshavn.
    Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of grabbing
Verb
  • Due to the floating wind turbine’s constant motion caused by wind, waves, and currents, load-control systems were built during this operation to regulate the load during the lifting activities.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Then, smile, lifting your cheek muscles up; place your fingers on the top of your cheeks and release your lips to a neutral posture.
    Erica Sweeney, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of lifting
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