SHOPLIFT Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

shoplift

verb

Definition of shoplift

as in to poach

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Recent Examples of shoplift The majority, 430, of the crimes reported in the Southeastern District have been shoplifting incidents. — Cbs Baltimore Staff, CBS News, 16 May 2026 In Big Mistakes, Levy and Taylor Ortega play siblings who shoplift a necklace from a jewelry store to give to their grandmother on her deathbed, only to be blackmailed by the mobsters that run the place into a series of increasingly stupid and dangerous errands. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026 Investigations and reporting have described a cycle in which people struggling with addiction shoplift goods from stores across Los Angeles and sell them to vendors around the park to obtain money for drugs. — Teresa Liu, Daily News, 6 Mar. 2026 Her future became clearer in 1991 after a friend, 15-year-old Latasha Harlins, was shot and killed by a grocer who witnesses said accused the girl of trying to shoplift a bottle of orange juice. — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 26 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shoplift

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Macron has also successfully poached multiple party members to serve in his Cabinet, blurring the relationship further.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026
Ellison, who poached Mattel’s Ynon Kreiz to serve as co-CEO, could use Musk’s capital to bolster the company’s cost-cutting and technological efforts.

— Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of poach

Verb

The footage shows a coyote getting some serious air in order to snatch a pear off a tree.

— David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Wait for the rows in front of you to get up and head to the exit, rather than scrambling to snatch your items from the overhead bins and just crowding the aisle.

— Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of snatch

Verb

Finally, grab 32% off the Eufy E340 Security Video Doorbell with Chime, providing dual 2K cameras and color night vision.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026
James scored 18 points, grabbed two rebounds and was a minus-22 going up against Paul Reed, and the 76ers were left to hope his presence at center was nothing more than a cameo.

— Dan Gelston, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of grab

Verb

Minutes later, Kryou responded, cutting to the middle before rifling a quick shot past Jakub Dobes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Ramírez smothered the ball under him, picked it up, spun and rifled a strike to Nathaniel Lowe at first base for the final out of the inning, silencing the 40,590 fans at Rate Field.

— Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of rifle

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Experts worry federal law enforcement could potentially use those false claims — or others generated this year — as pretext to try to seize ballots during the counting period, or interfere in the process in some other way.

— Miles Parks, NPR, 22 Oct. 2026
Those weaknesses could enable cybercriminals to seize control of unprotected website servers, install malware, pilfer customer data and even take sites down completely.

— Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of seize

Verb

Others in the sales organization picked it up within twenty-four hours of him sharing it in Slack.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Instead, studios seem to be picking works that come with a hungry audience attached but can still exist independent of their roots.

— Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of pick

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Green noise is a variation of white noise built from nature sounds like flowing rivers, rustling leaves and gentle rain, and it is often recommended for people kept awake by stress.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026
That 7dBA output is practically inaudible—quieter than rustling leaves (around 20dBA) and well below the 25dBA to 30dBA ambient floor of a quiet library or nighttime bedroom.

— Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of rustle

Verb

Critics argue that the law has been hijacked by NIMBY activists without real environmental concerns.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
In an indirect prompt injection, an attacker hides instructions in content an AI agent will come across while doing a task—a web page or a forum post, for instance—hoping to hijack the agent.

— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of hijack

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