stolen (from)

verb

Definition of stolen (from)next
past participle of steal (from)
as in robbed
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully little wonder that the store went out of business, as its employees had been stealing from it for years

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stolen (from)
  1. robbed
  2. knocked over
  3. ripped off
  4. sacked
  5. taken off
  6. knocked off
  7. looted
  8. plundered
Verb
  • But by and large, audiences were exposed to the horrors of a woman robbed of control over her own mind and body.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The victim told deputies that two men threatened the victim with a firearm, robbed the victim and fled.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of robbed
Verb
  • The Regional Parks Department said on social media that at least 10 light poles and several street signs were knocked over.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Thibodeaux then came over knocked over Jackson remained on the field but was replaced by Caedan Wallace on the next set of team drills.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of knocked over
Verb
  • Coach Dan Quinn ripped off his headset and slammed it to the ground.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The nosedive was so swift that a large part of the plane’s rudder was ripped off the tail.
    — Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of ripped off
Verb
  • And though his teammates were also lackadaisical when Daniels was sacked, the fact the quarterback went down with the ball in his hands with no timeouts in the first place is a real issue that Parsons believes trumps any other argument.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The game ended when Herbert was sacked after the Chargers moved to the Broncos’ 40-yard line, and time expired.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of sacked
Verb
  • Martinez, Argentina's World Cup-winning goalie from 2022, was moving his arms as he was taken off the field.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed of Michigan spent $58,065 so far on his campaign’s private security while advocating police be taken off the response to some 911 calls, spending records show.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of taken off
Verb
  • The district’s current representative, Angel Velez, was knocked off the ballot.
    — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • One of those is a 7-3 win over Columbine, which just knocked off ThunderRidge.
    — Nate Peterson, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of knocked off
Verb
  • Hundreds of businesses were looted nationwide, and unrest continued Sunday in Paris, where police used tear gas as tensions flared around Place de la République.
    — Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • In Paris, an Intersport store was looted after individuals smashed its windows and left carrying bags of merchandise.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of looted
Verb
  • But there is very little archaeological evidence available, given that many of the earliest Egyptian tombs were plundered and/or hastily excavated.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
  • In the sixties, artists such as Roy Lichtenstein and Peter Saul had plundered lowbrow visual culture for elemental materials.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of plundered
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