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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
Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Though neither Levinson nor HBO have indicated that Euphoria season 3 will see a break in episode format.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 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
Iza had previously sent his security detail to Zelocchi’s house and tried to break in; Zelocchi had fired several rounds before police arrived.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Though neither Levinson nor HBO have indicated that Euphoria season 3 will see a break in episode format.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for break-in
Verb
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The French fright fest features a very pregnant widow (Alysson Paradis) who sees her home invaded on Christmas Eve by a mysterious woman in black (Beatrice Dalle) dead set on cutting her baby out with some scissors.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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Licensing officials also investigated educators accused of grooming behaviors like flirting with children, spending non-school time alone and isolated with students, or invading students’ personal space by rubbing their shoulders, thighs and lower backs.—
Danielle DuClos,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Three separate protesters interrupted the former vice president to heckle her about Palestine within minutes of her taking the stage at the Southbank Centre on Thursday night to promote her memoir, 107 Days.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Those plans are interrupted, though, when his daughter (Selena Gomez) falls in love with a human (Andy Samberg).—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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Robberies and burglaries have gone down about 23% and 28%, respectively.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
21 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 29 Oct. 2025.
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