1
as in swiped
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
the guy who tried to steal my car was sentenced to a year in jail
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2
as in snuck
to move about in a sly or secret manner
the teenagers were able to steal past a security guard and enter the fairgrounds without paying admission
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Recent Examples of stole
Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2024
Moreno stood and awarded each student a yellow stole.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Sep. 2024
The amount Smith stole was roughly equivalent to the town’s annual budget.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2024
With Texas Exes providing the traditional graduation stoles, food and speakers at the cultural graduation celebrations (which will not have roll calls), students focused on replacing the stages themselves.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 2 May 2024
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Noun
The building opened on Jan. 14, 1950, with a gala event attended by men in suits, women in cocktail dresses wrapped in mink stoles.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2024
Moreno stood and awarded each student a yellow stole.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Sep. 2024
The amount Smith stole was roughly equivalent to the town’s annual budget.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2024
With Texas Exes providing the traditional graduation stoles, food and speakers at the cultural graduation celebrations (which will not have roll calls), students focused on replacing the stages themselves.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 2 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stole
Noun
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Made with deep front pockets and a shawl neckline, the knitted cardigan can be worn over a sweater dress as a lightweight coat, or layered on top of a chunky sweater for extra warmth.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Jan. 2025
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At the latter, an oversized shawl went down the runway.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
8 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The watches were swiped from Reeves’ Hollywood Hills home in December 2023, according to police.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
30 Dec. 2024
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Where there once were homes and gardens was now a wide furrow of dirt, as if a giant had swiped his foot across it.—
Eduardo Medina,
New York Times,
29 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The man had been robbed, and his credit card had been used all over town.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Dec. 2024
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Mother and daughter attacked, robbed over parking space dispute at Citadel Outlets.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Sevilla snuck in between Tchouameni and Asencio, with eventual scorer Dodi Lukebakio taking advantage of a mistake from goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who doesn’t usually make them.—
Mario Cortegana,
The Athletic,
23 Dec. 2024
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Tears of joy flowed when a daughter snuck home early for Christmas to surprise her mom after two years of traveling.—
Terry Baddoo,
USA TODAY,
22 Dec. 2024
Noun
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In the years since Trump’s first election in 2016, and particularly since the Covid-19 pandemic, the wraps have come off.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
14 Jan. 2025
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In Poland, the six-part series wraps today, January 9.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
9 Jan. 2025
Verb
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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
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Multiple officers grabbed Kerley and attempted to take him to the ground.—
Zach Powell,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In 2019, she was arrested again after jumping over the wall of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s mansion while wearing a serape and sombrero.—
Prem Thakker,
The New Republic,
7 Apr. 2023
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In 2018, Valero worked with the Tamayo brothers, of one of the last remaining serape-weaving families, to create Bouquets, a series of 12 collagelike rugs that pushed formal boundaries with semicircles and ellipses that overspilled the rectangular perimeter’s edges.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2021
Verb
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The city slipped into a recession, and things got harder.—
Dodai Stewart,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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The movie slipped to fifth, third, and sixth ranks in the following weeks.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Stole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stole. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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