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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sneak thiefs
Noun
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Once inside, Minguzzi says that the burglars took off with approximately $10,000 in tools that were on display as part of their Father's Day deals and money from the registers.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
15 June 2026 -
From there, everything went downhill for the burglars.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Break a window and thieves might catch a break from facing a dedicated prosecutor in the misdemeanor unit at the Sacramento District Attorney's Office, as budget cuts are leading to cuts in that unit.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Yet thieves have found a nasty workaround.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Viggo Mortensen plays Tom, a family man who swiftly kills a pair of would-be robbers at his diner and becomes a media sensation.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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Boston Police are looking for two robbers armed with a gun who held up a children's lemonade stand in South Boston.—
Tammy Mutasa,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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“Sneak thiefs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sneak%20thiefs. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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