shoplifted

verb

Definition of shopliftednext
past tense of shoplift
as in snatched

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  1. poached
  2. grabbed
  3. seized
  4. looted
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  • Starbucks With sales shrinking in its biggest markets, Starbucks poached Chipotle Mexican Grill star CEO Brian Niccol to turn around the coffee chain’s fortunes, replacing Laxman Narasimhan.
    Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Winsor had been personally recruited by the developer Trammell Crow, who recognized his leadership skills and poached him from Texas Instruments.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of poached
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  • Multiple officers grabbed Kerley and attempted to take him to the ground.
    Zach Powell, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • On their way out the door, Kinch grabbed the pistol and placed it in the console of his truck.
    Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of grabbed
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  • Before Hamas seized full control of Gaza in 2007, Christians would often place a large Christmas tree near a major square in Gaza City.
    Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Adebayo did not force his offense, in a game where there was little for the Heat to have to counter in the middle, but then seized control with his scoring late.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of seized
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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
  • 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
Definition of looted
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