PURLOINING Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

as in pilfering

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verb

present participle of purloin

as in stealing

to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep the studio stepped up security, fearing that someone might attempt to purloin a copy of the script for the show's season finale

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Noun

In the second novel of the Amina al-Sirafi fantasy series, Chakraborty sets her pirate protagonist out onto the high seas for some perilous pilfering after being dragged into her partner’s problems.

— Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 8 May 2026

Definition of pilfering

Verb

Former police colonel Christiaan Prinsloo was convicted in 2016 after stealing more than 2,000 firearms from police stores and selling them on, including to gangs.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
The attackers were then able to obtain privileged internal access and bypass the normal customer-facing withdrawal process without stealing private keys, Mandiant reported.

— Matthew Tan, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of stealing

Noun

The huge crowds were stressful for police, who ended up working longer shifts than usual to deal with traffic, accidents, shoplifting and other issues.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
Chicago authorities later arrested Medina-Medina on a shoplifting charge.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026

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In May, Tony Carruthers, who was convicted of kidnapping and murdering three people in 1994, was not executed because officials could not find a suitable vein for an IV line, so the drugs were not administered.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Singh previously pleaded guilty to numerous charges, including murder for hire, kidnapping and causing the death of a person through the use of a firearm during a crime of violence, federal prosecutors said in the news release.

— Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2026

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