as in to poach
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Recent Examples of shoplift
The same can be said for non-substance addictions, whereby generative AI can drive someone toward gambling disorders, eating disorders, exercising or dieting disorders, shoplifting disorders, video gaming disorders, social media use disorders, and so on.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Most notably, shoplifting increased to 430 incidents last year, up 47 from 383 reports in 2023.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
The sketch begins with Jason Sudeikis as a cop, addressing Marcello Hernández, Mikey Day and Michael Longfellow, three teens busted for shoplifting.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Between 2019 and 2023, shoplifting across the U.S. increased by 93 percent according to a report produced by the National Retail Federation and Loss Prevention Research Council.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Most notably, shoplifting increased to 430 incidents last year, up 47 from 383 reports in 2023.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
The sketch begins with Jason Sudeikis as a cop, addressing Marcello Hernández, Mikey Day and Michael Longfellow, three teens busted for shoplifting.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Between 2019 and 2023, shoplifting across the U.S. increased by 93 percent according to a report produced by the National Retail Federation and Loss Prevention Research Council.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoplift
Verb
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Later, one of the company’s favorite tactics was to poach its competitors’ best engineers and coders—bad form, perhaps, but a good business tactic.—
James Surowiecki,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2025
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However, Whalen reached in and poached it.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Their namesake bills can probe into the ground to snatch deep-burrowing creatures, whether crabs, shrimp or worms and other invertebrates.—
Carlyn Kranking,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
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The two were paired together again in a major, just like last year's U.S. Open, which DeChambeau snatched from McIlroy in the late holes.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Antetokounmpo finished the game by scoring 36 points, grabbing 13 rebounds, and blocking two shots.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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Police said that once Davis left the apartment, the surviving 10-year-old quickly grabbed her baby brother, locked the door and called for help.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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As Max Muncy waved through strike three on an elevated fastball, Realmuto popped up from his crouch and rifled Taylor down.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Taking a short pass along the boards at the right point, Hutson rifled a 50-foot shot which sailed past Cornell goaltender Ian Shane (40 saves), prompting a wild on-ice celebration.—
Barry Scanlon,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2025
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These results suggest that media-savvy Democrats who seize this moment to call out Trump and the MAGA agenda could put themselves in a strong position to become the next leader of the Democratic Party.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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No law in this country permits the president to seize federal funds and to just keep them until an institution complies with his personal will.—
Destinee Adams,
NPR,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Throughout the week, The Athletic’s Scott Wheeler, Joe Smith and Jeremy Rutherford were on site and picked the players’ brains about, well, each other.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Van Lith was picked in the first round by the Chicago Sky.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Songbirds coo and chirp from the marshy fringe; tall grasses rustle in the breeze.—
Dan Rubinstein,
Outside Online,
13 Mar. 2025
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Burnett’s filmmaking is equally accommodating, especially in one comic touch: a tree branch that rustles and shakes each time Fish pushes his invisible frenemy out the window.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2025
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Miami, after a 37-45 NBA regular season wrought with chaos and controversy, hijacked by the Jimmy Butler drama and trade, has fed its fans late cause to hope, at least, if not quite believe yet.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
19 Apr. 2025
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An American citizen was shot and killed by a passenger on Thursday during his attempt to hijack a plane in Belize.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Shoplift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoplift. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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