thieve

verb

ˈthēv How to pronounce thieve (audio)
Definition of thievenext
as in to steal
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep someone's been thieving my cookies!

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Recent Examples of thieve The start of the conflict revealed that one tool the Israelis used to target the Ayatollah and his top crew of thieving monsters was their extended hack of the traffic cameras outside his Tehran compound. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026 Robots thieving from a haunted planet under the watch of a collection of insane AIs and alien gods? — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 15 Mar. 2026 The Epic of Gilgamesh, composed about 4,000 years ago, follows a king who searches the world for a plant that can restore youth, only to lose the plant to a thieving snake. — Jordan D. Metzl, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026 In Celtic mythology, stoats were seen as prone to mischief and thieving. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for thieve
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steal
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  • Winona decided not to replace their cameras after several were stolen.
    — Ashley Grams, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In February, a police officer pulled over a Chevrolet Tahoe based on a false positive by a Flock Safety license plate reader that reported the plate stolen.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2026
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