as in thieves
one who steals
the Internet has simply provided stealers and scammers with a new venue for their crimes
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Recent Examples of stealers
Weeds are water and nutrient-stealers that can take over your flowers and reduce flowering.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
Base stealers were 3-for-3 against León last year and 10-for-12 in 2023.
—Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 18 May 2026
There, sequel stars Streep, Blunt, Tucci, and Lucy Liu, as well as its scene stealers like Justin Theroux and BJ Novack, continued to enjoy their evening in a more intimate setting, complete with plush carpets and crushed upholstery.
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 21 Apr. 2026
Their only hope is that more bubble teams lose, zero bid stealers lose, and maybe the committee even feels bad for leaving Darian DeVries out of the field last year, when DeVries’ West Virginia team was a shocking exclusion.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
But the real scene stealers are the massive gains (60% to 70%) in graphics performance, and the huge AI performance boost.
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
Behind the plate, Narvaez became an offensive upgrade and has thrown out more potential base-stealers (30) than any other catcher in the sport.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
Base stealers were 3-for-3 against León last year and 10-for-12 in 2023.
—Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 18 May 2026
There, sequel stars Streep, Blunt, Tucci, and Lucy Liu, as well as its scene stealers like Justin Theroux and BJ Novack, continued to enjoy their evening in a more intimate setting, complete with plush carpets and crushed upholstery.
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 21 Apr. 2026
Their only hope is that more bubble teams lose, zero bid stealers lose, and maybe the committee even feels bad for leaving Darian DeVries out of the field last year, when DeVries’ West Virginia team was a shocking exclusion.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
But the real scene stealers are the massive gains (60% to 70%) in graphics performance, and the huge AI performance boost.
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
Behind the plate, Narvaez became an offensive upgrade and has thrown out more potential base-stealers (30) than any other catcher in the sport.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stealers
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
Cite this Entry
“Stealers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stealers. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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