as in burglarized
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
in jail for robbing a bank
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Recent Examples of robbed
The man had been robbed, and his credit card had been used all over town.
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Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Mother and daughter attacked, robbed over parking space dispute at Citadel Outlets.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Also at danger from oil spills, which robbed them of the ability to stay warm, the number of sea otters is believed to have declined to as few as 50 individuals down from as high was 300,000.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
We were robbed of a chance in the Big Ten Championship game, but we will not be robbed of the Sugar Bowl.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, over the years, cruise passengers have been drugged and raped, drugged and murdered, robbed and assaulted.
—Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
Only a handful of states reinstate skimmed SNAP dollars using state funds, and unless Congress acts soon, federal funds will no longer be authorized to reimburse those who become victims of EBT theft after Friday — meaning most who are robbed of their grocery funds would not get them back.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2024
The two got to bonding over a routine of beers and jigsaw puzzles, and one afternoon, when Ruth was robbed, Gibbs gave pursuit in his truck, with Ruth riding shotgun/jotting down the thieves’ plate.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 16 Dec. 2024
Richard Muñoz Ramirez, dubbed by the media as the Night Stalker, killed at least 15 people and robbed, raped and beat many others between April 1984 and August 1985.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Mother and daughter attacked, robbed over parking space dispute at Citadel Outlets.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Also at danger from oil spills, which robbed them of the ability to stay warm, the number of sea otters is believed to have declined to as few as 50 individuals down from as high was 300,000.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
We were robbed of a chance in the Big Ten Championship game, but we will not be robbed of the Sugar Bowl.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, over the years, cruise passengers have been drugged and raped, drugged and murdered, robbed and assaulted.
—Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
Only a handful of states reinstate skimmed SNAP dollars using state funds, and unless Congress acts soon, federal funds will no longer be authorized to reimburse those who become victims of EBT theft after Friday — meaning most who are robbed of their grocery funds would not get them back.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2024
The two got to bonding over a routine of beers and jigsaw puzzles, and one afternoon, when Ruth was robbed, Gibbs gave pursuit in his truck, with Ruth riding shotgun/jotting down the thieves’ plate.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 16 Dec. 2024
Richard Muñoz Ramirez, dubbed by the media as the Night Stalker, killed at least 15 people and robbed, raped and beat many others between April 1984 and August 1985.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for robbed
Verb
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At the time of last year’s incident, Reeves’s property in Hollywood Hills was burglarized by intruders wearing ski masks, the LA Times reported.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
30 Dec. 2024
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Since September, the homes of at least six professional athletes have been burglarized, including Dončić’s.—
Christian Clark,
The Athletic,
28 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Despite being looted in the past, the tomb still held valuable artifacts and evidence of its use as a ritual site during the Roman era.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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And he’s been attempting to help retrieve the Benin Bronzes, intricate sculptures looted in the 19th century from the Kingdom of Benin, today’s Benin City.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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For decades, the terrorist group has plundered Gaza and sacrificed its people in pursuit of an unending messianic war to eliminate the Jewish state.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
18 Mar. 2025
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Villagers plundered the shrine and sold the bronzes to antiquities dealers like Robert Hecht, who faced allegations of smuggling before his death in 2012.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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His brother also had to pay about double what rent ought to cost as he was exploited.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Mar. 2025
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Uncovering these vulnerabilities before they can be exploited is key to protecting users from those who would do them and their data harm.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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One major case was probing if Capital One cheated customers out of $2 billion in interest payments.—
Ashley Belanger,
Ars Technica,
6 Mar. 2025
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And a media room cheated as an office, where the family keeps important papers.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Robbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/robbed. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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