as in robbery
the unlawful taking and carrying away of property without the consent of its owner
a man who has a history of petty thievery and narcotics peddling
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Recent Examples of thievery
Derek Hough is coming clean about a bit of youthful thievery.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Hearts And Minds Many non-Web3 people will point to the industry's past failures—corruption, rug pulls, scams and outright thievery—and conflate them with the entire industry.
—Matvii Diadkov, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
The Teachers’ Lounge A teacher investigates some thievery going on at her school.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2024
That incident occurred at the start of the Fourth of July weekend, similar to the Easter thievery at the GardaWorld property.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Hearts And Minds Many non-Web3 people will point to the industry's past failures—corruption, rug pulls, scams and outright thievery—and conflate them with the entire industry.
—Matvii Diadkov, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
The Teachers’ Lounge A teacher investigates some thievery going on at her school.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2024
That incident occurred at the start of the Fourth of July weekend, similar to the Easter thievery at the GardaWorld property.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thievery
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Sacramento County sheriff’s deputies on Wednesday afternoon were looking for suspects involved in an apparent smash-and-grab style robbery at a jewelry store in Arden Arcade.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
3 July 2025
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He was later arrested there following a robbery spree.—
Bebe Hodges,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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The defendants deported were charged with crimes that included driving under the influence, car theft, drug distribution, assault, domestic violence, attempted murder and human trafficking.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
13 July 2025
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Labor groups see home building as the Wild West of construction, rife with fly-by-night contractors, wage theft and physical hazards.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
13 July 2025
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“Thievery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thievery. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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