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as in to invade
to enter a house or building by force usually with illegal intent
the Watergate scandal began when Republican operatives burglarized the Democratic Party's headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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as in to rob
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
before they were caught, the thieves had burglarized dozens of houses around the city
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Earlier this month, a man dressed as a firefighter was caught burglarizing a home in Malibu, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Sheriff Robert Luna.
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Megan Forrester, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2025
In October, the homes of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce were burglarized, and other burglaries have targeted the NBA’s Luka Doncic, Mike Conley Jr. and Bobby Portis.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 10 Feb. 2025
In 2016, she was charged with snatching a purse and burglarizing a home in Orleans Parish, per court records.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Reports surfaced following the finale that Strader had been arrested in 2017 on suspicion of burglarizing the house of an ex-girlfriend.
—Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2025
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Megan Forrester, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2025
In October, the homes of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce were burglarized, and other burglaries have targeted the NBA’s Luka Doncic, Mike Conley Jr. and Bobby Portis.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 10 Feb. 2025
In 2016, she was charged with snatching a purse and burglarizing a home in Orleans Parish, per court records.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Reports surfaced following the finale that Strader had been arrested in 2017 on suspicion of burglarizing the house of an ex-girlfriend.
—Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Burglarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burglarize. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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