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
Bryan Kohberger later pleaded guilty to killing Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20, and was sentenced to four life terms in prison without parole plus 10 years for burglary.
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
The burglary caused losses totaling more than $50,000, according to Baraki.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Police said a search of the car turned up tools commonly used in vehicle burglaries and thefts.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
The pistol had been reported stolen in a November 2022 vehicle burglary on 4th Avenue South, police said.
—Nicole Young, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Dec. 2025
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
The burglary caused losses totaling more than $50,000, according to Baraki.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Police said a search of the car turned up tools commonly used in vehicle burglaries and thefts.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
The pistol had been reported stolen in a November 2022 vehicle burglary on 4th Avenue South, police said.
—Nicole Young, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burglary
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He was charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm by a felon, police said.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Jan. 2026
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Investigators quickly linked him to two similar crimes — a $2,500 robbery of Bank of America on the 1400 block of Stockton Street, and an attempt at BMO Bank on Columbus Avenue, authorities said.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The domestic violence case was dismissed and the theft charge had yet to be disputed in court.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Investigators believe the same person is responsible for at least the thefts in Rancho San Diego and Imperial Beach, and possibly all five thefts.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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The daughter of a Marxist revolutionary, Rodríguez relentlessly defended the Maduro regime against accusations of drug-trafficking and election-stealing.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
5 Jan. 2026
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When the two students were in the bathroom, an argument allegedly ensued about a THC vape pen Matthews accused Meismer of stealing, prosecutors said, ABC 13 reports.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Burglary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burglary. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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