as in robberies
the act of illegally entering a building in order to steal things
There have been a number of burglaries in the neighborhood in recent months.
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Recent Examples of burglaries
Friday's burglaries mark the sixth time ATMs have been taken from Chicago businesses this week.
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Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Detectives are investigating a rash of five home burglaries in six days in the San Fernando Valley, police said, including one incident in which a burglar assaulted a resident.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
His gang reportedly was involved in at least 20 murders, 100 holdups and 150 burglaries.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Crime in the city of Sacramento cratered last year, with sharp declines across car thefts, burglaries, robberies, rape and homicides.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 13 Apr. 2026
The robbery would later be connected to a smaller cache of precious gems that had gone missing the previous month from the Beverly Hills home of real estate developer Paul Trousdale, a close friend of the Kirkebys—making these twin burglaries among the largest heists in Los Angeles history.
—Jennifer Cannon, Vanity Fair, 7 Apr. 2026
The arrest for the Merit burglaries made Johan reflect on where Zack’s apparent fixation on midcentury modern furniture may have stemmed from.
—Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
Aside from catching package thieves, police across the country have used home security footage to identify hit-and-runs, car break-ins, residential burglaries and other crimes.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
As of Sunday, major crime was down 6% on the subway system from this time last year, a reduction driven by a 20% decrease in burglaries and a 16% drop in robberies.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Detectives are investigating a rash of five home burglaries in six days in the San Fernando Valley, police said, including one incident in which a burglar assaulted a resident.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
His gang reportedly was involved in at least 20 murders, 100 holdups and 150 burglaries.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Crime in the city of Sacramento cratered last year, with sharp declines across car thefts, burglaries, robberies, rape and homicides.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 13 Apr. 2026
The robbery would later be connected to a smaller cache of precious gems that had gone missing the previous month from the Beverly Hills home of real estate developer Paul Trousdale, a close friend of the Kirkebys—making these twin burglaries among the largest heists in Los Angeles history.
—Jennifer Cannon, Vanity Fair, 7 Apr. 2026
The arrest for the Merit burglaries made Johan reflect on where Zack’s apparent fixation on midcentury modern furniture may have stemmed from.
—Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
Aside from catching package thieves, police across the country have used home security footage to identify hit-and-runs, car break-ins, residential burglaries and other crimes.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
As of Sunday, major crime was down 6% on the subway system from this time last year, a reduction driven by a 20% decrease in burglaries and a 16% drop in robberies.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burglaries
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As of Thursday, April 16, the majority of crimes committed in the area are citizen robberies and residential burglaries.—
CBS Baltimore Staff,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Fiapoto is only the latest Tre-4 member to face serious charges in Contra Costa, where five members and associates were sent to prison last year for a series of jewelry robberies, including one that resulted in a homicide in Lafayette.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Brown noted that the thefts appear to be repetitive.—
Morgan Rynor,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The annual convention of movie theater owners got a sneak peek at Jordan’s project — the third big-screen take on the story of a billionaire whose idle hands lead him to orchestrate major art thefts.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Burglaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burglaries. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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