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Recent Examples of sneak thief
Jake Gyllenhaal lost 20 pounds to play Louis Bloom, the ghoulish sneak thief-turned-freelance crime scene journalist, in this alternately gripping and skin-crawling drama.
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Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2022
Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sneak thief
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This American heiress summering in Cannes has just met Grant’s former cat burglar.Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2024
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In theaters May 24 08 of 31 The Garfield Movie Just call him a cat burglar.Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
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In recent months, burglars have hit the homes of football stars Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Joe Burrow and basketball standouts Bobby Portis and Luka Dončić.David K. Li, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2025
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Los Angeles authorities say burglary suspect disguised as firefighter, 29 arrested so far The Los Angeles sheriff and police chief warned that looters, burglars and other scammers looking to profit off wildfire victims will be subject to arrest and prosecution.Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
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The co-owner of a Texas pizza restaurant came up with an impressive idea to replace employees' tips after thieves ran off with their money over the holidays.Becca Longmire, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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The company plans to weld it shut so that would-be thieves would have to break open a highly radioactive system to get at the weapon-ready material.Emily Waltz, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Sneak thief.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sneak%20thief. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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