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as in invading
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 robbing
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 burglarizing
On Saturday morning, police received several calls of someone banging on doors, wandering through backyards and ultimately burglarizing a home on Ettrick Street, near Martin’s family home not far from the Oakland Zoo.
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Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
One of the gangs was charged with burglarizing Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow’s home in December 2024.
—Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2025
One was vacated by Democratic senator Nicole Mitchell, who resigned after being convicted of burglarizing her estranged stepmother's home.
—Kate Plummer
matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The San Diego Reader reported in 2012 that Jenkins, then 25 years old, pleaded guilty to three felony counts that included charges related to stealing a vehicle and burglarizing an inhabited home.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 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
Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
One of the gangs was charged with burglarizing Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow’s home in December 2024.
—Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2025
One was vacated by Democratic senator Nicole Mitchell, who resigned after being convicted of burglarizing her estranged stepmother's home.
—Kate Plummer
matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The San Diego Reader reported in 2012 that Jenkins, then 25 years old, pleaded guilty to three felony counts that included charges related to stealing a vehicle and burglarizing an inhabited home.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burglarizing
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Moths can also fly in through open windows and doors or find their way inside after invading bird nests in chimneys.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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Freddy Krueger thrives in this exact space, invading his victims’ sleep while terrorizing their imagination.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The man tried to escape, but the group followed him, knocked him to the ground and continued attacking him before robbing him of his watch and shoes, prosecutors said.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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The series also links Gein — who confessed to killing two women, robbing countless graves and making items of the body parts of his victims — to both the sensation about true crime stories and to many horror films that featured over-the-top killers.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Burglarizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burglarizing. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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