cat burglar

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Recent Examples of cat burglar To build out a beloved landmark in a historic district, under the anxious eye of preservationists, and slip in an extra 27,000 square feet of new construction practically unnoticed — that’s the work of a reverse cat burglar. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 25 Mar. 2025 This American heiress summering in Cannes has just met Grant’s former cat burglar. — Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2024 No one mistook them for cat burglars, but the authorities say the crew spent two decades pilfering, and in some cases destroying, art and sports treasures, including Yogi Berra’s championship rings. — Christopher Kuo, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024 Over the course of headlining two movies and multiple appearances in other Marvel flicks, Rudd has evolved Scott from awkward cat burglar to bona fide superhero. — Devan Coggan, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2023 See All Example Sentences for cat burglar
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  1. burglar
  2. robber
  3. thief
Noun
  • The burglars removed property, but did succeed in trying to take the ATM, police said.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • Once inside, the burglar sends in a robotic assistant that races through the rooms, checks drawers, copies keys, locks cabinets and writes a demand note asking for money to unlock the data.
    — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of burglar
Noun
  • An armed robber from Brooklyn named David Brumetti opened another hole in the prosecution case.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
  • Police identified the robber as Best after a teller gave a description of the robber.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 July 2026
Definition of robber
Noun
  • That filtering suggests the thieves want compact files that may contain credentials or financial records.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
  • More than 400,000 KitKat bars, some 12 tons of chocolate, had vanished while being transported from a Nestlé factory in central Italy to its destination in Poland, after thieves made off with the truck.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 20 July 2026
Definition of thief

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