filched

verb

past tense of filch
as in stole
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep too hungry to wait until the party had started, he filched a cookie from the buffet table when no one was looking

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Recent Examples of filched Many people are too embarrassed to report they’ve been filched. — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for filched
  1. stole
  2. swiped
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  • But Jacob Young worked the count, drew a walk, stole second and scored on Daylen Lile’s single to tie the game 2-2.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Thursday night, though, a different kind of football stole the spotlight at Sanford Stadium.
    — Sarah Spencer, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of stole
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  • Gunnar Henderson swiped second base while Jackson Holliday dashed from third to home.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Officials said the bear swiped at the man, scratching his arm, and that the man went on to injure his foot after tripping while trying to escape.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of swiped

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“Filched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filched. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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