as in stealing
the unlawful taking and carrying away of property without the consent of its owner
the first sign that there had been a robbery was the broken door lock
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Recent Examples of robbery
McGehee was serving up to 25 years in prison after pleading no contest in a robbery case in July 2020 in Macomb County, according to state prison records.
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Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
In this darkly comedic action thriller from director Ben Wheatley (High-Rise, FFF 2016) and the writer of John Wick, Bob Odenkirk stars as a new sheriff whose simple assignment unravels after a botched robbery proves that everything in the quiet town of Normal, Minnesota, is anything but!
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
But Ernie was threatening suicide, and that’s why Wojtowicz committed the robbery — to save his lover’s life.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
The robbery would have taken place in a matter of minutes.
—Chiara Pizzimenti, Vanity Fair, 31 Mar. 2026
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Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
In this darkly comedic action thriller from director Ben Wheatley (High-Rise, FFF 2016) and the writer of John Wick, Bob Odenkirk stars as a new sheriff whose simple assignment unravels after a botched robbery proves that everything in the quiet town of Normal, Minnesota, is anything but!
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
But Ernie was threatening suicide, and that’s why Wojtowicz committed the robbery — to save his lover’s life.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
The robbery would have taken place in a matter of minutes.
—Chiara Pizzimenti, Vanity Fair, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for robbery
Noun
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Critics singled out her performance as scene-stealing.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2026
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By this token, the politician who steals scraps of another’s rhetoric (even if the actual stealing is performed by speechwriters) is derided as if he had been found watching pornography.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Petty crime, like pickpocketing and phone theft, is more common in Paris and can be easily avoided.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Samuel Nana Opoku, a resident of Fairfax County, Virginia, is facing charges of money laundering, felony theft by taking, five counts of identity fraud, and initiation of deceptive commercial email.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Robbery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/robbery. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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