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as in cash
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
a top-ranked golfer earning plenty of loot
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as in to plunder
to search through with the intent of committing robbery
the bandits looted the archaeological dig before riding off into the night
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Recent Examples of loot
Curt Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
The Alarm can even be upgraded to automatically call the police, give the burglar an electro shock, or force her to drop some of her loot while escaping.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2025
Their path was often straight down Broad Street and through the Arts District, and while most protesters peacefully marched, some broke windows, started fires, looted and covered area businesses in spray paint.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The group also took photos of themselves with some of the loot, which the FBI included in the criminal complaint.
—Curt Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
The Alarm can even be upgraded to automatically call the police, give the burglar an electro shock, or force her to drop some of her loot while escaping.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
Last year, the Manhattan district attorney’s office said that the museum needed to hand over a drawing that had been looted by the Nazis during World War II.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2025
Their path was often straight down Broad Street and through the Arts District, and while most protesters peacefully marched, some broke windows, started fires, looted and covered area businesses in spray paint.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loot
Noun
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And two, even for the plunder of a smash and grab, that seems a sloppy hiding place.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2025
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While in Africa, Suchet visits Kimberley, the site of diamond mines (and where Rhodes founded the De Beers diamond company), and the plunder and extraction are so clear.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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In turn, the government must borrow other money from the public to raise the cash needed.—
Doug Criscitello,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Skilled thieves target specific homes and literally knock on the door and otherwise check to find a time when nobody is home, then the crooks burglarize the home quickly looking for jewelry and cash.—
Greg Fisher,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The city was sacked again — this time by the Turks — and incorporated into the Ottoman Empire.—
Danuta Hamlin,
FOXNews.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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At the crossroads of Roman roads in ancient Gaul, Cassel was sacked by the Vikings in the late 9th century, and later became a 17th-century war prize fought over by France and Spain.—
Mary Winston Nicklin,
AFAR Media,
7 Apr. 2025
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Beachcombers and seashell hunters will appreciate the opportunity to find little treasures washed ashore.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2025
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Looting has been happening for centuries, but today’s criminals have turned to advanced technologies—including sonar, drones and underwater metal detectors—to pluck treasure from shipwrecks and other ancient sites beneath the Mediterranean Sea, per the AP.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Apr. 2025
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The Cleveland men are charged with conspiracy to traffic firearms and money laundering, according to court filings.—
Michael Loria,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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With the first wave of free agency complete, the time for big-money signings is over anyway.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Uh uh, method dressing is forever, at least for Timothée Chalamet—until the next role-of-a-lifetime comes along, or the parcels of Bob Dylan ephemera pillaged from the online auction houses stop coming through the young actor’s door that is.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
16 Mar. 2025
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For centuries, the East India Company, a commercial and military organization, pillaged the riches of India to fund the British Empire and the company’s own expansion.—
Michael Knights,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Mar. 2025
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While Smoke heads to town to buy provisions for the club, Stack and Sammie hire another musician, the elderly Delta Slim (Delroy Lindo), who has been playing harmonica for coins at the train station.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2025
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Some people like to put chocolates, toys, coins and other treats inside the ones that can be split in half for extra fun.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2025
Verb
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A little less than a month after the meeting, the FBI raided the offices of Feeding Our Future.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2025
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Getty Images — Erin Doherty 23 Hours Ago Tech, finance leaders reportedly visiting Trump to ‘talk common sense’ on tariffs An aerial view of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home after Trump said that FBI agents raided it, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. August 15, 2022.—
Erin Doherty,Annika Kim Constantino,Yun Li,
CNBC,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Loot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loot. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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