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purloin

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When the news broke, in 2020, that Disney-owned Hulu was making a miniseries about Pamela Anderson, Tommy Lee and the purloined sex tape that shook the world, it came as a bit of a surprise.

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If a thief gets a load of said bags, he'll pop right out of your mattress and purloin them.

Of course nothing could have been easier than for him to purloin the photographs; but what reason would he have for doing so?

He took advantage of his position to purloin my money, and then turned me over to the county jailer.

She is induced by Iago to purloin a certain handkerchief given by Othello to Desdemona.

She will usually attempt to purloin some trinket or other and be caught again.

From her sleep alone she could purloin the few minutes that she dedicated to her pen and her Gabriella.

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On this page you'll find 44 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to purloin, such as: embezzle, filch, misappropriate, pilfer, appropriate, and burglarize.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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