burgling

verb

present participle of burgle
1
as in invading
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 robbing
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 burgling
  1. invading
  2. robbing
Verb
  • Wolverine frees Essex and races to the exit, but Essex musters enough psychic power to cause all of the invading soldiers to explode.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
  • On top of that, nature was always invading, and the property spread over 12 acres.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of invading
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  • Prosecutors also found text messages from 2021 between Karmelo Anthony and another student about robbing someone for $300.
    — J.D. Miles, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • An Arizona Shake Shack employee is facing charges after allegedly robbing his own restaurant at gunpoint, locking two co-workers in a walk-in cooler and then returning to work in uniform just two days later.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of robbing
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