Meaning & use
Filched
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Stole something, typically of small value, in a sly or casual manner.
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As a kid, he filched cookies from the jar when his mother wasn't looking.
Someone filched her pen off the desk while she was on a call.
A note on using this word
Carries a lighter, less serious connotation than 'stole,' often implying petty or opportunistic theft.
Words with a similar meaning
pilferedswiped
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Words with an opposite meaning
returned
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