Thesaurus results for BURGLED

burgled

verb

past tense of burgle

as in invaded

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 robbed

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 burgled The Louvre could use a win—the institution was notoriously burgled last October, losing $102 million in jewels. —

News Desk, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026 Gomez has not burgled in 15 years. —

Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2026

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When the United States and its allies invaded Europe on June 6, 1944, or D-Day, Orlando was paying close attention.

— Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2026
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