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
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.
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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
Following the fallout of the thievery, the group gave free steering wheel locks, ignition cylinder protectors, and software and hardware upgrades for car owners who lacked an anti-theft engine immobilizer.
—Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2024
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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
Following the fallout of the thievery, the group gave free steering wheel locks, ignition cylinder protectors, and software and hardware upgrades for car owners who lacked an anti-theft engine immobilizer.
—Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thievery
Noun
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From the start, police ruled out robbery as a motive—nothing had been taken.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
30 May 2025
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Instead, investigators suspect the letter was intended to benefit a separate individual who is currently awaiting trial in a robbery and assault case in which Reyes is a victim.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
29 May 2025
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Antoine Massey, 32, faces charges of domestic abuse involving strangulation, theft of a motor vehicle and a parole violation.—
Anders Hagstrom , Nate Foy , Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2025
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This is in large part due to rampant theft of familiar old-school icons; items like My Computer, Calculator, Minesweeper, Search, and more look like they were taken directly from a classic Microsoft tile set.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
23 May 2025
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“Thievery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thievery. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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