filches

verb

present tense third-person singular of filch
as in steals
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 filches Nicky and Morgan get accidentally sucked into the vortex of a nasty crime syndicate after Morgan squabbles with a clerk (Boran Kuzum) about jewelry at a store and then filches it. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for filches
  1. steals
  2. swipes
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  • Professor Frink reanimates his formerly deceased father after winning the Nobel Prize, but the elder Frink, not content with his current body, steals parts and organs from other humans.
    — Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The central spiral staircase in the common area, with its ultra-plush carpeting, steals the show.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of steals
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  • Gaga then swipes concealer under her eyes, on the center of her forehead and around her mouth.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
  • When someone swipes a card, the device can capture account information and the PIN used during the transaction.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of swipes

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“Filches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filches. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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