as in steals
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 heists
Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
In recent years, thieves have pulled off elaborate heists of rare, million-dollar collectible cars, sometimes smuggling them out of their country of origin, retrofitting them with fake paperwork, and reselling them on the international market.
—Stayton Bonner, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2025
Click or tap here to read more about how these skilled burglars executed heists.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Aug. 2025
Dom goes from an auto mechanic involved in carjackings and heists to carrying out illicit jobs for government agencies.
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
In 2022, however, the group reportedly set its sights on risky, violent heists with large payouts.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
Authorities in Pennsylvania are investigating whether two suspects accused of stealing more than half a million dollars from an armored car this week are connected to a string of recent heists in the Philadelphia area, a police official said Wednesday.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, criminals—bolstered by advancements in cybercrime—are more sophisticated than ever, executing heists that would've been unthinkable just a few years ago.
—Freddy Kuo, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Perhaps one of the largest heists of this kind.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
Launched in 2003, this sci-fi MMORPG has played host to epic spaceship battles and intergalactic heists on a scale that most other multiplayer games can only dream of.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
In recent years, thieves have pulled off elaborate heists of rare, million-dollar collectible cars, sometimes smuggling them out of their country of origin, retrofitting them with fake paperwork, and reselling them on the international market.
—Stayton Bonner, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2025
Click or tap here to read more about how these skilled burglars executed heists.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Aug. 2025
Dom goes from an auto mechanic involved in carjackings and heists to carrying out illicit jobs for government agencies.
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
In 2022, however, the group reportedly set its sights on risky, violent heists with large payouts.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
Authorities in Pennsylvania are investigating whether two suspects accused of stealing more than half a million dollars from an armored car this week are connected to a string of recent heists in the Philadelphia area, a police official said Wednesday.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, criminals—bolstered by advancements in cybercrime—are more sophisticated than ever, executing heists that would've been unthinkable just a few years ago.
—Freddy Kuo, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Perhaps one of the largest heists of this kind.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heists
Noun
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Overall last year, nighttime thefts of copper wiring along RTD disrupted train service 21 times between April and October, with thieves escaping with metal worth about $110,000.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
12 Sep. 2025
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Charlotte had 105 homicides in 2024 compared to 88 in 2023, the Associated Press reported, and the rate of vehicle thefts per 100,000 people more than doubled there from 2020 through 2024.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Taylor Kitsch is fantastic, but Tom Hopper steals the show.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Still, as Huntrix finally steals the show, the movie shows the singers and the audience as equals.—
Yvonne Kim,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Wednesday swipes Enid’s driver’s-ed consent form to sneak off to visit Tyler at Willow Hill Psychiatric Hospital.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Heists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heists. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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