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noun

Definition of heistnext
as in theft
an instance of theft it was the largest jewelry heist in the city's history

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verb

ˈhīst How to pronounce heist (audio)
as in to steal
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep a professional burglar was able to heist a box of jewelry from the safe in the closet

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Noun
Paramount+ has released first-look images for the eight-part heist thriller series The Day, starring Minnie Driver (Emily in Paris, Runaway), Luca Pasqualino (Rivals, The Musketeers), and Louisa Harland (Renegade Nell, Derry Girls). — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 His defense has pointed out that his client’s fingerprints were found neither on the truck used in the heist nor in the parking lot where the robbers allegedly handed the jewels to an unidentified individual. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Verb
And Bannon got directly to business, spinning a tale to his viewers of Democrats plotting to heist the 2024 election. — Tess Owen, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024 Nesbit scoffs at the proposal, citing the difficulties of heisting perhaps a metric tonne of nuclear material. — IEEE Spectrum, 18 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for heist
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  2. steal
Noun
  • The charges against Strange arose after studio employees alerted the FBI of the theft in January 2025, alleging the unfinished releases were shared to a number of online platforms.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The economic impact of business vandalism in France extends the economic consequences of retail theft.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of theft
Verb
  • Catcher William Contreras then threw out Simpson attempting to steal second after Simpson slid off the bag.
    — Zak Gilbert, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Tracy Letts steals the movie as a dryly observant United Artists studio head who’s eventually disarmed by Sly’s charms.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2026
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“Heist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heist. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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