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rob
verb as in steal, deprive
Strongest matches
bereave, break into, cheat, defraud, divest, hijack, loot, lose, mug, plunder, raid, ransack, strip
Strong matches
abscond, appropriate, burglarize, burgle, con, cop, defalcate, despoil, disinherit, dispossess, embezzle, filch, heist, hustle, liberate, lift, oust, peculate, pilfer, pillage, pinch, promote, purloin, relieve, requisition, rifle, roll, sack, scrounge, snitch, strong-arm, swindle, swipe, take, thieve, withhold
Example Sentences
And Marine Le Pen has been widely portrayed, with something close to certainty, as France's president-in-waiting, as the nation's most popular politician, cruelly robbed of her near-inevitable procession towards the Élysée Palace.
“And finally tonight, a bodega was robbed in Brooklyn this week. The burglars shattered the store's front door, emptied the cash register and set fire to the ATM. When asked why –”
“Obviously, I’m going to make a punchline to make fun of the guy who robbed the bodega,” the host replied.
It shouldn’t have to come to that, but these individuals are too accustomed to having their pockets picked versus being outright robbed.
The court heard the child has a "level of cognitive understanding which has been significantly diminished" and has been "robbed of his ability to speak".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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