Thesaurus results for BURGLARIZING

burglarizing

verb

present participle of burglarize

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 Smith had confronted Buchanan as Buchanan was burglarizing Smith’s truck. —

Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 June 2026 According to charging documents, these were Hodges' fourth and fifth burglaries this week, after allegedly attempting to break into one home and successfully burglarizing another on Monday. —

Ashley Paul, CBS News, 28 May 2026 Two of those men, Ignacio Zuniga Cartes and Bastian Jimenez Freraut, were arrested in Argentina after reportedly joining others in burglarizing the home of former tennis star Juan Martín Del Potro, the Argentine newspaper Clarín reported. —

Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 May 2026 Byron Gonzálo Sáez Sotomayor is accused of burglarizing or attempting to burglarize 18 homes in the San Fernando Valley and West Los Angeles, often targeting multiple residences in a single evening, prosecutors said. —

Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026 Her apparent suicide came two days after she was arrested for allegedly stalking and burglarizing the home of the woman who was dating her husband, court documents obtained by KCRA alleged. —

Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026 After being blackballed from the finance sector, Coop resorts to burglarizing the homes of those in his social circle and pawning the items to stay afloat. —

Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026 Two years ago, the franchise found itself in hot water again when news surfaced that Season 21 contestant Devin Strader was arrested for burglarizing an ex-girlfriend’s Louisiana home in 2017. —

Peter White, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026

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More than two millennia later, another invading army is again visible from its shore.

— Euan Ward, New Yorker, 29 May 2026
And that can be particularly useful when dramatizing moments that should feel a little off, or when some sinister force is invading the characters’ space.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 28 May 2026