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burgles

verb

present tense third-person singular of burgle
1
as in invades
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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2
as in robs
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 Synonyms for burgles
  1. invades
  2. robs
  3. burglarizes
Verb
  • Damage is often concentrated in the lower areas of the plant, as Verticillium invades hosts from their base, working upwards.
    — Emily Leahy, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Cover the Soil Like other weeds, ragweed is opportunistic and quickly invades areas of bare soil.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of invades
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  • That robs the Giants of two of their headlining players and increases the difficulty to get results, even against a lowly team like the 0-2 Titans.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Israel robs children of their smallest joys because joy is the seed of hope, and that is how the body learns that captivity is not the natural condition of life.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of robs
Verb
  • Coop burglarizes mansions to cling to a lifestyle he’s lost.
    — Ryan Brennan April 1, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
Definition of burglarizes
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“Burgles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burgles. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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