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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
The search for a fourth suspect accused of burglarizing the home of Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders has ended.
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Christopher Harris, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
The Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) shared the video in a post detailing how the priest caught the suspect breaking in and burglarizing the church.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 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, 13 Nov. 2025
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.
—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
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
Christopher Harris, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
The Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) shared the video in a post detailing how the priest caught the suspect breaking in and burglarizing the church.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 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, 13 Nov. 2025
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.
—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
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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Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin has stressed that the agency is not invading or raiding classrooms.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Infantino was also pressed on the calls for countries to boycott this year’s World Cup due to concerns relating to Trump’s rhetoric around invading Greenland and his domestic immigration policies.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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Two men have been accused of robbing a supermarket in Bridgeport at knifepoint on Thursday before leading police on a pursuit that ended in a crash in Woodbridge.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
30 Jan. 2026
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San Antonio Crime Stoppers is seeking the public’s help to identify two suspects accused of robbing a JCPenney store at Ingram Park Mall in December.—
Raul Trey Lopez,
San Antonio Express-News,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Burglarizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burglarizing. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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