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
Lately, North Bay residents have sounded the alarm about car thefts and burglaries in the area.
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Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
The two men, already known for burglaries, appear to be experienced criminals in their thirties, from the Seine-Saint-Denis department and may have been acting on orders, Le Parisien reported.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Beccuau said investigators from a special police unit in charge of armed robberies, serious burglaries and art thefts made the arrests.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
There were six commercial burglaries over that time, BPD reported.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Robberies and burglaries have gone down about 23% and 28%, respectively.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
Residents and businesses have reported a rise in home burglaries, hundreds of vehicle break-ins, and a violent street fight in August that attracted national attention.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Lavie, who also uses the name Mia Ventura according to the bulletin, has been identified as a suspect in a series of residential burglaries in Los Angeles County, according to the sheriff's department.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
Another gang identified by the task force is accused of committing more than eight burglaries and attempted burglaries in Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan and Wisconsin between August 2024 and April of this year.
—Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2025
Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
The two men, already known for burglaries, appear to be experienced criminals in their thirties, from the Seine-Saint-Denis department and may have been acting on orders, Le Parisien reported.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Beccuau said investigators from a special police unit in charge of armed robberies, serious burglaries and art thefts made the arrests.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
There were six commercial burglaries over that time, BPD reported.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Robberies and burglaries have gone down about 23% and 28%, respectively.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
Residents and businesses have reported a rise in home burglaries, hundreds of vehicle break-ins, and a violent street fight in August that attracted national attention.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Lavie, who also uses the name Mia Ventura according to the bulletin, has been identified as a suspect in a series of residential burglaries in Los Angeles County, according to the sheriff's department.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
Another gang identified by the task force is accused of committing more than eight burglaries and attempted burglaries in Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan and Wisconsin between August 2024 and April of this year.
—Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burglaries
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Campaign ads, showing images of flash-mob robberies, promised voters that harsher penalties would put an end to basic items being locked away in display cases and funnel people repeatedly arrested for drug offenses in treatment.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Another of the suspects has 15 previous convictions, two of which are for robberies, Beccuau added.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The thefts are estimated to total over $37,000, police said.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Nov. 2025
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That includes 55 car thefts, according to the department.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Burglaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burglaries. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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