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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Recent Examples of thieve
Vrindavan's nearest neighbor, Mathura, also has predatory, thieving monkeys.
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Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 5 Jan. 2025
There are thieving cats, too — hold on to your sardines, mice and computer cables!
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2025
Across roughly two months, the cameras collected data — though some fell victim to storm water or thieving raccoons, Ivory said.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
The case should therefore be taken away from Moro and given to an impartial ICAC-style commission—not in order to protect corrupt politicians or thieving construction bosses but for the sake of the rule of law and human rights, and to prevent prosecutions from turning into persecutions.
—Geoffrey Robertson, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2017
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Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 5 Jan. 2025
There are thieving cats, too — hold on to your sardines, mice and computer cables!
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2025
Across roughly two months, the cameras collected data — though some fell victim to storm water or thieving raccoons, Ivory said.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
The case should therefore be taken away from Moro and given to an impartial ICAC-style commission—not in order to protect corrupt politicians or thieving construction bosses but for the sake of the rule of law and human rights, and to prevent prosecutions from turning into persecutions.
—Geoffrey Robertson, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thieve
steal
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Sophomore infielder Luke Nixon was responsible for half of them, stealing 14 in 16 attempts.—
Mitch Light,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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As the automatic runner at second, Crow-Armstrong stole third to set up Michael Busch’s tying RBI single to left.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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“Thieve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thieve. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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