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Recent Examples of Synonyms for housebreakers
Noun
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Nixon’s professed and late-blooming concern for safeguarding the rights of criminal defendants might be a bit hard to swallow; these were, after all, the Watergate burglars.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025 -
The new season finds Harry and Fergus delving into the worlds of whiskey-making, theatre and musical-tattoos, chasing a gang of middle-aged lady burglars and working to deal with a murder close to home.—
Anne Easton,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Authorities revealed footage of a home invasion in Florida that saw armed thieves holding a couple at gunpoint after tracking them down with an Apple AirTag this week.—
Anders Hagstrom,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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This way, when any potential thieves show up, the crunch of the leaves under sneaky paws will alert the woodrats.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The film follows bank robbers who are documenting their heists on social media.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
14 Oct. 2025
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The defense argued that the robbers threatened Steiner’s life at gunpoint and could have pursued him, according to the outlet.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But give people a chance to ditch these sneaky little time-stealers for a night, and most will take it.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
18 Sep. 2025
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Behind the plate, Narvaez became an offensive upgrade and has thrown out more potential base-stealers (30) than any other catcher in the sport.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Housebreakers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housebreakers. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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