Purloined
Stolen and purloined are semantically related In some cases you can use "Stolen" instead an adjective "Purloined". popular alternative
Nearby Word: purloining
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Daring Do and the Purloined Stone, by Wysteria Roseluck: Daring Do needs the Sacred Stone of Balthasar to stop Ahuizotl's killer monkeys, but soon after she gets it, it gets stolen by an Australopithecus troop.
Source: Just For Fun / Daring Do
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Stolen and Purloined. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/purloined/stolen
Purloined & Stolen. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/purloined/stolen>.
Stolen or Purloined. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/purloined/stolen.
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