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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
Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce were both burglarized on the same day last season.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star's Los Angeles homes was burglarized in November, as was her co-star Kathy Hilton's.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
Waukesha County prosecutors say three men from Chile, who were in the country illegally, traveled from Florida to Wisconsin multiple times and burglarized suburban homes in a similar pattern.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Authorities said the pair had just burglarized a home in San Juan Capistrano.
—City News Service, Daily News, 14 Nov. 2025
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star's Los Angeles homes was burglarized in November, as was her co-star Kathy Hilton's.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
Waukesha County prosecutors say three men from Chile, who were in the country illegally, traveled from Florida to Wisconsin multiple times and burglarized suburban homes in a similar pattern.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Authorities said the pair had just burglarized a home in San Juan Capistrano.
—City News Service, Daily News, 14 Nov. 2025
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What now is the difference between the United States attacking Venezuela in order to install new leadership and Russia invading Ukraine to effect annexation and leadership change?—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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The drug-trafficking-as-armed-attack line simply doesn’t work—not as a justification for bombing fishing boats in international waters in the Caribbean, and not for invading a foreign country and kidnapping its president.—
Elie Mystal,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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An Opa-locka teen was arrested Wednesday for robbing University of Miami football player Bryce Fitzgerald, the Florida City Police Department said.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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That decision robbed them of valuable reconnaissance on their actual ski line.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Burglarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burglarize. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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