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
The indictment, which was not available online Wednesday morning, alleges that Wilcox attempted to rob a bank in Kansas City on May 8, 2024.
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
Long Beach resident Dangelo Davonte Thomas and Lancaster resident Demoryie Watts were convicted of robbing bank customers at parking lots in Glendale, Temple City, La Puente, Rosemead and Rowland Heights, according to the release.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Over-involvement leads to burnout for parents and robs kids of essential developmental skills.
—Lizzie Assa, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
According to detectives, Sears arrived at the location with 17-year-old Olvy Calvo-Martinez and 16-year-old Zaire Craig with the intent to rob Luis Hernandez-Moreno and Aldair Hernandez-Moreno after arranging what police described as a narcotics transaction.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
Long Beach resident Dangelo Davonte Thomas and Lancaster resident Demoryie Watts were convicted of robbing bank customers at parking lots in Glendale, Temple City, La Puente, Rosemead and Rowland Heights, according to the release.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Over-involvement leads to burnout for parents and robs kids of essential developmental skills.
—Lizzie Assa, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
According to detectives, Sears arrived at the location with 17-year-old Olvy Calvo-Martinez and 16-year-old Zaire Craig with the intent to rob Luis Hernandez-Moreno and Aldair Hernandez-Moreno after arranging what police described as a narcotics transaction.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rob
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The item belongs to a rare collection of French crown jewels still held by the nation, after most were looted during the French Revolution beginning in 1789.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Law enforcement officers were injured, autonomous vehicles were set on fire and stores were looted.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Maye was sacked 21 times in the playoffs — the most ever for a QB in a single postseason.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
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With the fate of Palace’s previous two managers effectively sealed after defeats here, a loss would have seen Glasner eclipse Patrick Vieira’s 12-game winless run, a sequence which led to the Frenchman being sacked following this fixture three years ago.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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The business was first burglarized six months ago, and the family has since experienced two home invasions after being followed home from the store.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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At a council meeting last month, a business owner told Hanceville’s leaders her laundromat had been burglarized and vandalized several times in the past year.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Monster bamboo, bougainvillea, and banana plants crashed in from the roadside; a tin roof sagged under the weight of a gaggle of marabou storks; baboons plundered trash cans at a highway intersection.—
Flora Stubbs,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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The Scandinavian Vikings were a seafaring people who plundered both north and west Europe for centuries — a pretty tough group.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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But the threat of extremist nihilistic groups goes beyond individual harm to exploited children, the federal memos obtained by CNN show.—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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But experts say that the state program has lacked thorough oversight and accountability, allowing a small group of manufacturers to exploit the program’s robust endowments.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of his royal title in October 2025 and pushed out of his vast home at Royal Lodge after reports of his association with Epstein hit a fever pitch.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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This energy often comes from the ionizing continuum, a powerful, high-energy flashlight from the black hole that strips electrons from atoms.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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Over the past year, men’s ski jumping has been marred by Norway’s cheating scandal and more recent genital manipulation rumors, which has become one of the early commotions of the Milano-Cortina Games.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Among the reasons Belichick was not inducted are his involvement in cheating scandals, such as Spygate and Deflategate, according to ESPN.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
6 Feb. 2026
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Even the Hamburglar was there to help battle the British, and OK, burgle their burgers, the spoils of war.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
21 Jan. 2026
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Kenan Thompson’s titular role, a man representing himself in court after burgling multiple homes.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
21 Dec. 2025
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“Rob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rob. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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