as in to steal
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
someone's been thieving my cookies!
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Listen to this article An Upper East Side man who had a wheel of his BMW stolen in October walked out of his apartment Tuesday morning to find a second one had been thieved from the car in almost the exact same spot.
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Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2024
The trio are the newcomers to the caper, with original cast members Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco and Morgan Freeman expected to reprise their roles as thieving illusionists.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The suspect is accused of thieving from two Targets on Wednesday and a total of eight Targets, adding up to a total of $15,000 in losses, police said.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 8 Feb. 2024
Rats today are widely seen as filthy, thieving vectors of deadly diseases like plague and hantavirus.
—WIRED, 7 Oct. 2023
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Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2024
The trio are the newcomers to the caper, with original cast members Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco and Morgan Freeman expected to reprise their roles as thieving illusionists.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The suspect is accused of thieving from two Targets on Wednesday and a total of eight Targets, adding up to a total of $15,000 in losses, police said.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 8 Feb. 2024
Rats today are widely seen as filthy, thieving vectors of deadly diseases like plague and hantavirus.
—WIRED, 7 Oct. 2023
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“Thieve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thieve. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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