Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for footpads
Noun
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In classical antiquity, the mountainous region was notorious for bandits; in modern times, blood feuds among clans were rife.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025 -
Shortly after the museum opened on Sunday morning, two bandits used a lift on a truck to break into its Galerie d'Apollon, which houses the French crown jewels and other treasures, through a second-floor window.—
NPR,
NPR,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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To Lee, cops are worse than robbers.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
29 Oct. 2025
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Stith allegedly told investigators that two robbers had burst into the home, one with a gun.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
27 Oct. 2025
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The arrests come almost two weeks after the brazen seven-minute daylight heist on October 19, when thieves escaped with jewelry valued at over $100 million.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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The thieves used a basket lift to scale the museum’s exterior, forced open a window, and used cutting tools to open display cases in the Apollo Gallery.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In the Tatsuya Nagamine movie, Z is the name of an admiral who has sworn to destroy all the pirates of the New World, because of the pirates’ dream to have no leader, motivated only by their alliances that uphold the interests of every person and community.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Oct. 2025
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For Larissa Knapp, a 27-year FBI veteran who was hired by an entertainment trade group last year to bolster ACE’s work hunting pirates, the timing could hardly have been better.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Louvre director said the museum's cameras failed to spot the burglars and that there were not enough cameras monitoring the museum's perimeter.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
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Between a high-profile divorce, finishing up her law school studies and having to testify during the trial of the burglars who robbed her years ago in Paris, Kim Kardashian has had a lot going on.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But the real scene stealers are the massive gains (60% to 70%) in graphics performance, and the huge AI performance boost.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 Oct. 2025
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But give people a chance to ditch these sneaky little time-stealers for a night, and most will take it.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Footpads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footpads. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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