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one who steals
the robber wore a ski mask while holding up the bank
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Recent Examples of robbers
The play, which officially opens March 30 at the August Wilson Theatre, stars Bernthal as Sonny and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Sal, the Brooklyn bank robbers played by Al Pacino and John Cazale, respectively, in the film.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
Windley and his family did their own investigations after his conviction to pin down the identity of the two robbers and pressure them to do the right thing and confess, hiring a private investigator to help them.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
Deflorio and Garcia then allegedly fled the scene with the robbers, according to Podgorski.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
Many South African farms are ringed in barbed wire and outfitted with security cameras; one of the migrants told me a story about confronting armed robbers.
—Boyce Upholt, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
The result — from the tunnels carved out by tomb robbers to the trains that run day and night — is a cinematic gift for the senses and specifically, to paraphrase one of the more philosophical characters, about our understanding of time’s ability to both preserve and destroy.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
But the Kumar robbers appear to have largely gotten away with it.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
But only one of the robbers, a man named Derrick DeBruce, decided to shoot Battle.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
DeBruce shot Battle after the robbers had left the store.
—CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Greg Evans, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
Windley and his family did their own investigations after his conviction to pin down the identity of the two robbers and pressure them to do the right thing and confess, hiring a private investigator to help them.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
Deflorio and Garcia then allegedly fled the scene with the robbers, according to Podgorski.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
Many South African farms are ringed in barbed wire and outfitted with security cameras; one of the migrants told me a story about confronting armed robbers.
—Boyce Upholt, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
The result — from the tunnels carved out by tomb robbers to the trains that run day and night — is a cinematic gift for the senses and specifically, to paraphrase one of the more philosophical characters, about our understanding of time’s ability to both preserve and destroy.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
But the Kumar robbers appear to have largely gotten away with it.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
But only one of the robbers, a man named Derrick DeBruce, decided to shoot Battle.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
DeBruce shot Battle after the robbers had left the store.
—CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for robbers
thieves
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It had been snatched from Gerald Ross, 70, by two thieves who followed him home from a trip to a bank and a post office.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Depending on the ebbs and flows of the bubble during championship week — and potential bid thieves — 22 teams fit this distinction.—
Scott Phillips,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Robbers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/robbers. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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