picklock

Definition of picklocknext

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Noun
  • Police said the burglars fled the scene in a different SUV.
    Todd Feurer, CBS News, 13 May 2026
  • Eufy Security Camera Deal The E30 provides a 4K ultra-clear window into your sanctuary, using on-device AI to distinguish between a burglar and a pet knocking over a plant.
    Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • PragueReuters — An unknown thief snatched an 800-year-old skull believed to be of Saint Zdislava of Lemberk from a display box in a church in the northern Czech Republic and ran away with the relic, police said on Wednesday.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
  • This adjustable sling bag has plenty of space for your phone, cash, keys, and other daily essentials, and is constructed with locking zippers to ward off potential thieves.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • In the end, staff at the Capitol had to hire a safecracker and jimmy the thing.
    Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
  • In classic heist-thriller fashion, each recruit fulfills a very cool and specific role — the driver, the safecracker, the chemist, etc.
    Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Jan. 2023
Noun
  • An alleged bank robber was taken into custody in Allegheny County thanks to a third grader's homework assignment, authorities said.
    Patrick Damp, CBS News, 14 May 2026
  • Just as robbers who steal physical items usually want to unload them as quickly as possible, Redbord says cyberthieves know their time is limited.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Barb knowingly taking money from an embezzler would reshape our understanding of her as a character.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
  • In 1930, Whitney, the scion of a prominent New England family, became the president of the stock exchange, but he was ultimately exposed as an embezzler and served more than three years in Sing Sing.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Picklock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picklock. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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