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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
  • Below, landscaping experts share the most common reasons crabgrass is invading your lawn.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 31 Aug. 2026
  • What's Ivy's message to those who oppose biological males invading Canadian women's golf?
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of invading
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  • Brazil's travel advisory was also recently updated, with officials warning Americans about crime and kidnapping, including armed robberies, carjackings and criminals drugging victims' drinks before robbing them.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Pittman missed several weeks with an undisclosed injury, robbing him of valuable time to build chemistry with Rodgers.
    — Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of robbing
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“Burgling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burgling. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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