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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Recent Examples of heist
Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 16 July 2025
In March, Millett pleaded guilty to a single count of bank robbery for a July 17, 2023, heist at the Credit Union 4 branch in Suisun City, according to the plea agreement prosecutors filed in U.S. District Court Eastern District of California.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2025
Caitlin McGlade, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
And Bannon got directly to business, spinning a tale to his viewers of Democrats plotting to heist the 2024 election.
—Tess Owen, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
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Noun
He is also set to star in the psychological horror film The Home and is attached to How to Rob a Bank, a heist film directed by David Leitch (The Fall Guy, Bullet Train) co-starring Nicholas Hoult, Zoë Kravitz, Anna Sawai, and John C. Reilly.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 16 July 2025
In March, Millett pleaded guilty to a single count of bank robbery for a July 17, 2023, heist at the Credit Union 4 branch in Suisun City, according to the plea agreement prosecutors filed in U.S. District Court Eastern District of California.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2025
Verb
Officers got the call at about 4 p.m. on Saturday that someone had heisted the truck.
—Caitlin McGlade, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
And Bannon got directly to business, spinning a tale to his viewers of Democrats plotting to heist the 2024 election.
—Tess Owen, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heist
Noun
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After the weapons theft, Jacquet reportedly received a phone call to set up a meeting.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
25 July 2025
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The juvenile, who is thought to be the one who brandished the firearm, is not facing federal charges for his role in the thefts but was referred to Hamilton County Juvenile Court.—
Hailey Roden,
The Enquirer,
24 July 2025
Verb
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According to police, West stole from his ex-girlfriend Nancy Jones.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
The Tennessean,
28 July 2025
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The university's Davidge Hall once housed a small grayscale portrait of its namesake, dating to the 1800s, but that painting was stolen in the 1990s.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 July 2025
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“Heist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heist. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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