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as in invades
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 robs
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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In contrast, prostate cancer tumors will often have an irregular shape with blurred edges as the cancer invades surrounding tissue.—
MD Published,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025 -
Israel invades Gaza as UN report alleges genocide.—
Sam Tobin,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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The movie tries to pick up the threads of previous films, but, in attempting to make Myers more mystical, this film robs him of his knife-edge menace.—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Displacement robs people of agency.—
Cas Holman,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Burglarizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burglarizes. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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