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Recent Examples of break-in
Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The jury also found Serafini guilty of first-degree burglary for the break-in at the couple’s West Lake Boulevard home.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The brazen daytime heist at the museum last Sunday stunned France, when four men, dressed as workmen, broke in through an upper floor window using a ladder on a moving truck.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 26 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Mabel and Charles follow leads after a break-in.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The jury also found Serafini guilty of first-degree burglary for the break-in at the couple’s West Lake Boulevard home.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
To minimize risks during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) advises incorporating frequent rest breaks in shaded or air-conditioned areas.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The brazen daytime heist at the museum last Sunday stunned France, when four men, dressed as workmen, broke in through an upper floor window using a ladder on a moving truck.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 26 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for break-in
Verb
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In the middle of the festivities, Cameron and Ray watch as it's revealed that Iraq has invaded Kuwait.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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But when Russia invaded Ukraine, South Africa repeatedly abstained from United Nations votes on the war—rankling officials in Washington.—
Richard Fontaine,
Foreign Affairs,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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His solitude is interrupted by the arrival of his brother Jem (Sean Bean), who is looking for a connection with his son Brian (Samuel Bottomley), and seeking Ray’s help.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Oct. 2025
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The program serves just shy of 42 million Americans—although benefits are going to be interrupted in November due to a lack of appropriations stemming from the ongoing government shutdown.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There were no injuries as a result of the burglary, according to Pix 11 News.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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He was sentenced to 17 years for armed kidnapping and 17 years for armed burglary with assault or battery.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Both men are suspected of having been part of a team alleged to have robbed the Louvre last week.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
26 Oct. 2025
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The movie tries to pick up the threads of previous films, but, in attempting to make Myers more mystical, this film robs him of his knife-edge menace.—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Even though this would be the second rate cut in a row, many of those consumer rates are likely to stay higher, for now.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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Who is affected by SNAP cuts in NC?—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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One potential holdup to the potential blockbuster deal is the salary-cap implications.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Another holdup was that the county needed to deliver a certain amount of trash to the landfills to meet their contract obligations.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Staged to look like a random mugging of a courier, the robbery was, in fact, a sophisticated heist that would ultimately involve the Provisional IRA, the New York mafia and the Colombian cartel.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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The mugging of his early selfies has vanished.—
David Kamp,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Break-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/break-in. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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