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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
The co-conspirators burned the stores to force their closure and then shut off power to the security cameras, which enabled them to return to the unguarded locations to burglarize the ATMs.
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Adam Bednar, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026
Court records indicate Sather, 56, had returned to her Palm Bay home on a lunch break from work on Sept. 5, 1990, and discovered Willacy burglarizing her home.
—David Fischer, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
On Thursday evening, April 16, two or three men who may have had guns attempted to burglarize a home on the 11900 block of Wood Ranch Road in Granada Hills, police said.
—Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026
Burrell was seen on film burglarizing several cars near 43rd Street and Telegraph Avenue in Oakland.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
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Adam Bednar, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026
Court records indicate Sather, 56, had returned to her Palm Bay home on a lunch break from work on Sept. 5, 1990, and discovered Willacy burglarizing her home.
—David Fischer, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
On Thursday evening, April 16, two or three men who may have had guns attempted to burglarize a home on the 11900 block of Wood Ranch Road in Granada Hills, police said.
—Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026
Burrell was seen on film burglarizing several cars near 43rd Street and Telegraph Avenue in Oakland.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
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After a tense standoff, police successfully pushed the invading supporters back into the stands.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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Trump’s close advisers believe that China could invade Taiwan in the next five years, Axios reported, threatening the chip supply chain that powers the US’ AI boom.—
Tasneem Nashrulla,
semafor.com,
17 May 2026
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Based on a script by Justin Varava that made the 2024 Black List, Turpentine follows a deadbeat son who hires friends to rob his own parents to pay off a bookie, with disastrous results.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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Musk is accusing Altman of ‘robbing a charity,’ by reneging on OpenAI’s original non profit mission.—
Gemma Allen,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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“Burglarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burglarize. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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