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robbing

NOUN

theft

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break in burglary crime embezzlement extortion fraud heist holdup larceny looting mugging piracy robbery shoplifting thievery vandalism

STRONG

annexation appropriation caper cheating deprivation grab hustle job lift peculation pilferage pillage pinch plunder racket rapacity ripoff score snatch snitch steal stickup swindle thieving touch

WEAK

defrauding pilfering purloining swindling swiping

Antonyms

STRONG

bestowal gift giving offering

WEAK

return

Example Sentences

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“They don’t want us watching them because they’re robbing the avocado pickers,” Manzo said after being released.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Related inflation concerns could still keep the Federal Reserve from cutting interest rates, he cautioned, robbing small caps and other interest-rate-sensitive stocks of a key source of support.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Prosecutor Lesley Bates KC told the court Elkin and Bell Funerals was "insolvent" and its business model was "a case of robbing Peter to pay Paul".

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

I have a plan and when I get out, I am going to make big money, and it is not going to be robbing banks.

From Slate • Dec. 1, 2025

They also helped establish a truce with the Nauset of Cape Cod after Bradford promised to pay back the losses caused by their earlier grave robbing.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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