as in to steal
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
a professional burglar was able to heist a box of jewelry from the safe in the closet
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Recent Examples of heist
Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2025
The heist kicked off around 10 p.m. Jan. 25, when the group broke into the unoccupied trains at the 36th St. and Fourth Ave.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025
Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 17 Feb. 2023
Shohei Ohtani is the greatest player on the planet, scarcely pausing to heist that title from teammate Mike Trout.
—Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2022
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Noun
The prosecutors said the other heist occurred in 2021, when Medjedovic used similar tactics to steal $16.5 million in cryptocurrency from Indexed Finance.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2025
The heist kicked off around 10 p.m. Jan. 25, when the group broke into the unoccupied trains at the 36th St. and Fourth Ave.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025
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Plus, the Wall Street Journal told us to save money by skipping breakfast, and a man in the UK heisted thousands of dollars worth of Cadbury Creme Eggs.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 17 Feb. 2023
Shohei Ohtani is the greatest player on the planet, scarcely pausing to heist that title from teammate Mike Trout.
—Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2022
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“Heist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heist. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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