HEISTING Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

heisting

verb

present participle of heist

as in stealing

to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep a professional burglar was able to heist a box of jewelry from the safe in the closet

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Planet 1 pulls Planet 2 backward, stealing some of the latter’s orbital energy.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026
Continue reading … FUGITIVE DELIVERED — FBI brings back suspect accused of stealing $600K in federal food stamp benefits.

— , FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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