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as in to invade
to enter a house or building by force usually with illegal intent
the Watergate scandal began when Republican operatives burglarized the Democratic Party's headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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as in to rob
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
before they were caught, the thieves had burglarized dozens of houses around the city
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Recent Examples of burglarize
That's what kicked off my interest in a months-long investigation into South American gangs that burglarized homes in Cincinnati's affluent suburbs.
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Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Aug. 2025
He was caught burglarizing homes in 1988 and ordered into therapy.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Officials say Boodarian was burglarizing the Encino residence of Kaye and Deluca, both 70, when the couple arrived home from a shopping trip and encountered him on July 10.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2025
Some desperate prospective tenants have even been driven to burglarizing the offices of the New Jersey printer of The Village Voice in order to get a day’s head start on that weekly’s apartment listings.
—Nicholas Pileggi, Curbed, 15 Aug. 2025
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Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Aug. 2025
He was caught burglarizing homes in 1988 and ordered into therapy.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Officials say Boodarian was burglarizing the Encino residence of Kaye and Deluca, both 70, when the couple arrived home from a shopping trip and encountered him on July 10.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2025
Some desperate prospective tenants have even been driven to burglarizing the offices of the New Jersey printer of The Village Voice in order to get a day’s head start on that weekly’s apartment listings.
—Nicholas Pileggi, Curbed, 15 Aug. 2025
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In August 2024, Kyiv's troops sprang one of the biggest surprises of the war against invading Russian forces by invading the Kursk region, across Ukraine's northern border.—
Robert Birsel
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Although World War II began in Europe in 1939, some historians say fighting in East Asia was ongoing as far back as 1931 when Japan invaded China's northeastern region of Manchuria.—
Jan Camenzind Broomby,
NPR,
2 Sep. 2025
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For Christians, the Bible is the word of God, and turning that word into short-form viral content robs it of its power.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
7 Sep. 2025
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But 1976 had nobody — and not even anybody, in fairness, who can feel particularly ‘robbed’ of an England cap.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Burglarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burglarize. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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