filched

verb

past tense of filch
as in stole
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep too hungry to wait until the party had started, he filched a cookie from the buffet table when no one was looking

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Recent Examples of filched Many people are too embarrassed to report they’ve been filched. — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for filched
  1. stole
  2. swiped
Verb
  • The press release says in total Fleming stole about $450,000 in cash.
    — Mary Ella Hastings July 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 July 2026
  • That's when Brandon Miller made his move and stole not only the win but the show.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Definition of stole
Verb
  • Two weeks before Maria hit, Hurricane Irma swiped past the island’s northeast corner as a Category 5 storm, also knocking out power.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
  • That tactic may situate this work within a lineage that includes Jacques Villeglé and Mimmo Rotella, artists who used swiped, torn ads during the postwar era.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of swiped

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