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as in to invade
to enter a house or building by force usually with illegal intent
someone burgled the lab when no one was there and let the animals out of their cages
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as in to rob
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
the neighbors returned from vacation to find that their house had been burgled
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Recent Examples of burgle
Kenan Thompson’s titular role, a man representing himself in court after burgling multiple homes.
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Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 21 Dec. 2025
While Parisians were having an overpriced brunch on Sunday, the Louvre Museum was burgled in one of the most audacious robberies in recent history.
—Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Oct. 2025
The incident took place at around 2 a.m. on Wednesday, shortly before the store was burgled.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
But Tellez has five career steals, so if Kirk is motivated to keep burgling those bases, there’s something else to shoot for.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025
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Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 21 Dec. 2025
While Parisians were having an overpriced brunch on Sunday, the Louvre Museum was burgled in one of the most audacious robberies in recent history.
—Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Oct. 2025
The incident took place at around 2 a.m. on Wednesday, shortly before the store was burgled.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
But Tellez has five career steals, so if Kirk is motivated to keep burgling those bases, there’s something else to shoot for.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025
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June 6 is also the 82nd anniversary of D-Day, when Allied troops invaded Normandy, France, turning the tide of the war in Europe.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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Chalamet, Jenner and Stiller invaded Rocket Arena to support the Knicks for Game 4, with Chalamet hugging guard Jalen Brunson after New York completed the sweep.—
Larry Holder,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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Lewis, 26, has been tailing off since a precocious start to his major league career, and some (perhaps fairly) wonder if a pair of major knee injuries have robbed him of what should have been, as the kids say, his final form.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
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But reliability has robbed drivers in other races much closer to the flag.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
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“Burgle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burgle. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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