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 Prior to stealing the Ford, Chaucanes Vasquez is accused of burglarizing another vehicle and stealing an iPhone charger, the sheriff’s office said. —

Sofia Saric june 14, Miami Herald, 14 June 2026 In December 2025, Kenon was sentenced to 94 days in jail by a judge in Osceola County for burglarizing a building and felony grand theft in the third degree. —

James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026 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

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During an appearance on WFAN in early 2025, Seth Rollins took issue with overzealous fans invading his privacy by finding his flight information.

— Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2025
McLaughlin stressed that the agency is not invading or raiding classrooms, and shared a DHS memo outlining the department's approach with ABC News.

— Arthur Jones II, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2025