as in to steal
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
too hungry to wait until the party had started, he filched a cookie from the buffet table when no one was looking
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Recent Examples of filch
Many people are too embarrassed to report they’ve been filched.
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Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
During back-to-back hearings in Brooklyn federal court, Jones entered guilty pleas to two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud for his role in schemes to defraud major sportsbooks, including DraftKings and FanDuel, and filch millions of dollars from unwitting poker players.
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Michael R. Sisak,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
Nicky and Morgan get accidentally sucked into the vortex of a nasty crime syndicate after Morgan squabbles with a clerk (Boran Kuzum) about jewelry at a store and then filches it.
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Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
9 Apr. 2026
For a time, Louise ran an outfit of bookies from her room; Mae taught Burnett to filch toilet paper from a local luncheonette.
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Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
During back-to-back hearings in Brooklyn federal court, Jones entered guilty pleas to two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud for his role in schemes to defraud major sportsbooks, including DraftKings and FanDuel, and filch millions of dollars from unwitting poker players.
—
Michael R. Sisak,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
Nicky and Morgan get accidentally sucked into the vortex of a nasty crime syndicate after Morgan squabbles with a clerk (Boran Kuzum) about jewelry at a store and then filches it.
—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
9 Apr. 2026
For a time, Louise ran an outfit of bookies from her room; Mae taught Burnett to filch toilet paper from a local luncheonette.
—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filch
steal
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Zach Neto walked to begin the inning but got picked off at first base attempting to steal second.
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Yamal is most likely your favorite player’s favorite player to watch, to steal a somewhat corny adage.
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“Filch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filch. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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