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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

Now Spirit is gone, robbing us all of the airline likeliest to pester United, Delta, and American into lowering their prices more quickly once fuel prices go down.

From Slate • May 12, 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

But you’d be robbing Peter to pay Paul.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 8, 2025

The magic had been working on me all this time, wrapping me up in tight tangles, robbing me of my control.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

robbing

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