cat burglars

plural of cat burglar

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cat burglars
Noun
  • From there, everything went downhill for the burglars.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
  • The agency is offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the burglars, a poster distributed by the agency and posted Monday by Little Rock police states.
    Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • In 2021, their house was invaded by armed robbers while Dorit was home alone with their kids.
    Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
  • The robbers made off with an unspecified amount of money from the register, and fled north on the nearby residential Campbell Avenue, police said.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • Break a window and thieves might catch a break from facing a dedicated prosecutor in the misdemeanor unit at the Sacramento District Attorney's Office, as budget cuts are leading to cuts in that unit.
    Steve Large, CBS News, 15 June 2026
  • Yet thieves have found a nasty workaround.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
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“Cat burglars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cat%20burglars. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.

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