burgled

verb

Definition of burglednext
past tense of burgle
1
as in invaded
to enter a house or building by force usually with illegal intent someone burgled the lab when no one was there and let the animals out of their cages

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2
as in robbed
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully the neighbors returned from vacation to find that their house had been burgled

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  1. invaded
  2. robbed
  3. burglarized
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  • In the late 1970s, China invaded Vietnam, whereas Russia had been involved in Ukraine prior to 2022, as well as in operations in its southern Chechen region, in Georgia in 2008, and formally waded into the Syrian Civil War in 2015.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Israel invaded southern Lebanon in October as part of an escalation of their conflict with Hezbollah.
    Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
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  • Richard Muñoz Ramirez, dubbed by the media as the Night Stalker, killed at least 15 people and robbed, raped and beat many others between April 1984 and August 1985.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In real life, a dozen order members, decked out in white t-shirts and red bandanas, robbed an armored car near Ukiah, California.
    Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of robbed
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  • At least one other current NFL player's home was burglarized in the past week.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Jimmie and Whitney both told Dateline about a house near Lesley and Lee’s home in Bessemer that had been burglarized on the same day Lesley was murdered.
    Nicolás Viñuela, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of burglarized
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