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[ thee-vuh-ree ] / ˈθi və ri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR thievery ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural thiev·er·ies.the act or practice of thieving; theft. something taken by theft. Origin of thieveryFirst recorded in 1560–70; thieve + -ery Words nearby thieverythienylalanine, Thiers, thiethylperazine maleate, Thieu, thieve, thievery, thieving, thievish, thigh, thighbone, thigh-high Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for thieveryHe was also swept about in the music of D.C., a scene which gave rise to such acts as Fugazi and Thievery Corporation. DJ Spooky Wants You To Question Everything You Know About Music, Technology, and Philosophy|Oliver Jones|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST The majority want the thievery on Wall Street to be stopped. GOP Will Show No Mercy|Michael Moore|October 29, 2010|DAILY BEAST He held them aloft in triumph, treading water while he held the other's head under the sea as a punishment for his thievery. The Boy Aviators in Africa|Wilbur Lawton Penny and Louise felt quite certain that Rhoda realized what her brother had done and was deeply humiliated by his thievery. The Wishing Well|Mildred A. Wirt
Neddy had so far led an honest life, and did not fall into habits of thievery without some feelings of compunction. The Book of the Bush|George Dunderdale Yes, sir, a plain snob; and if snobbery is not worse than thievery, I know nothing of life. Over the Plum Pudding|John Kendrick Bangs More than once the Crimean thievery reduced us to woeful straits. Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands|Mary Seacole
Words related to thieveryburglary, larceny, robbery, stealing, thievishness, filching, pilfering |