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
Bucur was transported to the Clackamas County Jail where he was booked on charges of first-degree burglary and the unlawful possession of methamphetamine, authorities said.
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Megan Forrester, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
Police believe the couple was killed on July 10 as two calls were placed reporting a possible burglary incident at the couple's Encino house.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The criminal complaint said that McKenzie has 14 prior felony convictions, including assault, burglary and robbery.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
The suspect, who was also in possession of burglary tools and had two outstanding warrants, was arrested and booked into main jail.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
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Megan Forrester, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
Police believe the couple was killed on July 10 as two calls were placed reporting a possible burglary incident at the couple's Encino house.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The criminal complaint said that McKenzie has 14 prior felony convictions, including assault, burglary and robbery.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
The suspect, who was also in possession of burglary tools and had two outstanding warrants, was arrested and booked into main jail.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burglary
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One of Al Pacino’s finest performances of the 1970s — which, with the Godfather films and Serpico, is an absurd hot hand — is as the enigmatic, wild-eyed Sonny, a man who performs a desperate bank robbery with his partner (the late John Cazale, by turns heartbreakingly clueless and dopily funny).—
Christina Newland,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Told from the point of view of Ruffalo's lawman and the everyman (Tom Pelphry) who is surprisingly leading the robberies, the drama is seriously dark but also thoughtful and addictive.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The tactics have transcended low-level website defacements and data theft too and now extend to more destructive attacks on systems such as energy grids, gas pipelines, and undersea cables.—
Brian Walsh,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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Gonzalez-Rasalas was charged with murder, desecrating a body and auto theft in a gruesome 2023 Easter Sunday homicide.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
6 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 11 Sep. 2025.
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