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pilfered

VERB

steal, embezzle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

filch purloin swipe

STRONG

annex appropriate borrow cop crib liberate lift moonlight palm pinch pluck requisition rob scrounge snare snatch take thieve

WEAK

rip off walk off with

Antonyms

STRONG

free give keep offer receive refuse reject return

Example Sentences

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After 56 minutes the Murrayfield crowd, still euphoric after Huw Jones' second try, were halfway through a rendition of Flower of Scotland, when Rory Darge pilfered a turnover inside his own 22m.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

Add in recent cemetery thefts in Nebraska, North Dakota, New Mexico, Washington: Across the nation, American graveyards are being pilfered.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

Nick Frost pilfered two Lions line-outs as they turned the screw.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025

The heavy and double-walled steel structure of the machine is also less likely to be pilfered from than stores with ammunition sitting on an open shelf.

From Slate • Aug. 12, 2024

Hal arrives with an overstuffed portfolio of maps torn from atlases and pilfered from AAA.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman