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
Four months into probation, Brown was arrested for robbing a man at an apartment.
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Charlotte Observer, 12 Sep. 2025
In the third inning, Royals right fielder Jac Caglianone robbed Bo Naylor of potential extra bases.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
The spree continued, with the next victims robbed around midnight in National City, according to authorities.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
Less than a year later, Brown pulled a gun on a man in the middle of the day at a Charlotte apartment complex and robbed him of his cellphone and $450.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
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Charlotte Observer, 12 Sep. 2025
In the third inning, Royals right fielder Jac Caglianone robbed Bo Naylor of potential extra bases.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
The spree continued, with the next victims robbed around midnight in National City, according to authorities.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
Less than a year later, Brown pulled a gun on a man in the middle of the day at a Charlotte apartment complex and robbed him of his cellphone and $450.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rob
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Cox also called for restraint in reaction to Kirk’s assassination, noting that residents of Utah did not riot or loot or engage in violence, and instead held vigils and said prayers.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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Protesters smashed windows and looted local businesses and set government buildings on fire.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Despite regaining their number one world ranking in August, the Spanish federation sacked their women’s team head coach Montse Tomé immediately after the UEFA women’s Euro.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Morgan's hopes of pulling off her surprise for Uncle Tommy get sacked.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Sep. 2025
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One was vacated by Democratic senator Nicole Mitchell, who resigned after being convicted of burglarizing her estranged stepmother's home.—
Kate Plummer
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Earlier in 2025, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's Los Angeles home was burglarized on Valentine's Day.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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While plundering a dungeon lair and stealing artifacts from a museum both have heist elements to them, Skullduggery looks into the other intrigues of adventures in urban environments.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The towns of Harrisonville, Butler and Osceola were plundered during Bleeding Kansas.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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The cycle from discovery to exploit used to be measured in weeks, even months.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Achane exploited both players at different times, and became a problem the Patriots never solved.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
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Just days into his Senate campaign, James Talarico is making his Christian faith a centerpiece of what will be an uphill battle to strip one of Texas’s Senate seats out of the hands of Republicans.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
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Athletes are often defined by their times, medals, and records, but stripping back their impact to numbers can be reductive, particularly in Fraser-Pryce’s case.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Student use of artificial intelligence has become so prevalent, high school and college educators say, that to assign writing outside of the classroom is like asking students to cheat.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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There are things worse than cheating.—
Essence,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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The local Chinese restaurant and the local corner shop have also been burgled.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 June 2025
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Your Friends & Neighbors (Apple TV+) – Jon Hamm is stellar in this dramedy about a man who loses everything and turns to a life of crime, burgling his wealthy friends and neighbors while getting mixed up in various relationships and conflicts.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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“Rob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rob. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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