as in burglarized
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
in jail for robbing a bank
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Recent Examples of robbed
The man had been robbed, and his credit card had been used all over town.
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Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Mother and daughter attacked, robbed over parking space dispute at Citadel Outlets.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Also at danger from oil spills, which robbed them of the ability to stay warm, the number of sea otters is believed to have declined to as few as 50 individuals down from as high was 300,000.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
We were robbed of a chance in the Big Ten Championship game, but we will not be robbed of the Sugar Bowl.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, over the years, cruise passengers have been drugged and raped, drugged and murdered, robbed and assaulted.
—Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
Only a handful of states reinstate skimmed SNAP dollars using state funds, and unless Congress acts soon, federal funds will no longer be authorized to reimburse those who become victims of EBT theft after Friday — meaning most who are robbed of their grocery funds would not get them back.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2024
The two got to bonding over a routine of beers and jigsaw puzzles, and one afternoon, when Ruth was robbed, Gibbs gave pursuit in his truck, with Ruth riding shotgun/jotting down the thieves’ plate.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 16 Dec. 2024
Richard Muñoz Ramirez, dubbed by the media as the Night Stalker, killed at least 15 people and robbed, raped and beat many others between April 1984 and August 1985.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Mother and daughter attacked, robbed over parking space dispute at Citadel Outlets.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Also at danger from oil spills, which robbed them of the ability to stay warm, the number of sea otters is believed to have declined to as few as 50 individuals down from as high was 300,000.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
We were robbed of a chance in the Big Ten Championship game, but we will not be robbed of the Sugar Bowl.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, over the years, cruise passengers have been drugged and raped, drugged and murdered, robbed and assaulted.
—Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
Only a handful of states reinstate skimmed SNAP dollars using state funds, and unless Congress acts soon, federal funds will no longer be authorized to reimburse those who become victims of EBT theft after Friday — meaning most who are robbed of their grocery funds would not get them back.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2024
The two got to bonding over a routine of beers and jigsaw puzzles, and one afternoon, when Ruth was robbed, Gibbs gave pursuit in his truck, with Ruth riding shotgun/jotting down the thieves’ plate.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 16 Dec. 2024
Richard Muñoz Ramirez, dubbed by the media as the Night Stalker, killed at least 15 people and robbed, raped and beat many others between April 1984 and August 1985.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for robbed
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At the time of last year’s incident, Reeves’s property in Hollywood Hills was burglarized by intruders wearing ski masks, the LA Times reported.Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024
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Since September, the homes of at least six professional athletes have been burglarized, including Dončić’s.Christian Clark, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
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Archaeologists found the wooden coffin and Ramses’ mummy in a hiding place at the Deir el-Bahari temple complex in 1881, but the alabaster and granite sarcophagi were missing, likely looted by ancient tomb robbers.Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
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The theft was indicative of a disheartening trend unfolding across the United States; other Nativity scenes had been looted that year, including displays in Tennessee, West Virginia and Minnesota.John Otis, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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All three were plundered by thieves in ancient and medieval times, so many of the items originally left are no longer there.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Along with thousands of others, these artifacts were plundered by French colonial troops in 1892.Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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Default passwords are often easily accessible and can be exploited in seconds by knowledgeable attackers.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
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But a reality show based on a show about a group of poor people being exploited for entertainment and violence didn’t come without its own controversy.Matt Minton, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
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Congressman/Senator/President Lyndon Baines Johnson was a monstrous piece of work who cheated his way to power from his teens on.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
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They felt cheated because rather than pay off the debt, Germany defaulted.John Tamny, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Robbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/robbed. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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