as in robbery
the act of illegally entering a building in order to steal things
There have been a number of burglaries in the neighborhood in recent months.
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Recent Examples of burglary
He was booked 11 times between 2013 and 2025, facing multiple burglary and larceny charges.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Murdock was banned from possessing guns because of a 2013 felony burglary conviction.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
The post warned that Debisa was dangerous and would be freed because he had been found incompetent to proceed and unlikely to be restored in the criminal case related to the fight, as well as a second case of burglary.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
Kirsten Nelson, 43, is charged with burglary, theft of movable property, felony bail jumping and resisting an officer.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Murdock was banned from possessing guns because of a 2013 felony burglary conviction.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
The post warned that Debisa was dangerous and would be freed because he had been found incompetent to proceed and unlikely to be restored in the criminal case related to the fight, as well as a second case of burglary.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
Kirsten Nelson, 43, is charged with burglary, theft of movable property, felony bail jumping and resisting an officer.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burglary
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Police will still be limited to only pursuing individuals suspected of committing a forcible violent crime — robberies, for instance, but not burglaries — or if there’s probable cause to believe a suspect is carrying a firearm.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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There are set pieces of a scale previously unheard of for the director — explosions, car chases, bank robberies — as well as his most bankable star yet in Leonardo DiCaprio.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Sep. 2025
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Cottrell was also charged with theft by unlawful taking, tampering with physical evidence and other charges at the time, the outlet reported.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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At the time of the theft, the sanctuary was preparing to relocate the guinea pigs to Phoenix.—
Wren Smetana,
AZCentral.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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The jury also recommended that Catarino serve 12 years for each manslaughter conviction, three years for each armed criminal action conviction, and one year for each stealing of a firearm conviction.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
2 Sep. 2025
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Hollywood starlet Sydney Sweeney has done plenty of scene-stealing in Euphoria and The White Lotus but her latest breakout performance may be on Wall Street.—
John Buckingham,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Burglary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burglary. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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