robbery

noun

ˈrä-b(ə-)rē How to pronounce robbery (audio)
Definition of robberynext
as in stealing
the unlawful taking and carrying away of property without the consent of its owner the first sign that there had been a robbery was the broken door lock

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Recent Examples of robbery The relief was originally stolen in 2010 as part of a coordinated robbery of six hermitages, two churches, and the monastery in Navarre. — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Deputies detained Taele and discovered he was being investigated by police in nearby El Segundo on suspicion of robbery. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2026 It was quickly determined that Taele was being investigated for robbery by the El Segundo Police Department, resulting in deputies detaining him and found a 16-round magazine in his pants pocket, according to police. — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026 Then, before his NFL career started, he was shot in the chest during a robbery attempt in downtown San Francisco less than two weeks before Week 1. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for robbery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for robbery
  1. stealing
  2. theft
Noun
  • Nathaniel Pearson of Raytown was charged Tuesday with first degree assault, armed criminal action and attempted stealing of a motor vehicle, the prosecutor’s office said in a Wednesday news release.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
  • Like the first book of the trilogy, this one unfolds entirely in dialogue—only instead of giving us a narrator whose hat was stolen, this story is narrated by the fish who did the stealing.
    — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 7 July 2026
Definition of stealing
Noun
  • The theft came just a day after the center’s annual backpack giveaway.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Whether a model is open or closed, the more important distinction is whether it was built through innovation or through theft.
    — Len Khodorkovsky, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of theft

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“Robbery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/robbery. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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