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purse-snatch

VERB

mug

Synonyms

STRONGEST

rob

STRONG

assault steal

WEAK

hold up stick up

Example Sentences

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Even in San Francisco, few purse-snatch stories rate much attention from the press.

From Time Magazine Archive