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Recent Examples of Synonyms for housebreakers
Noun
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The Lucky Supermarket in Montclair was targeted twice in three days this week by pre-dawn burglars, who used a vehicle to smash through an entrance before taking merchandise in one break-in and some cash from an ATM in the other, authorities said.—
Harry Harris,
The Mercury News,
27 Dec. 2024 -
Initially reveling in his newfound freedom, Kevin soon faces a pair of bumbling burglars and devises elaborate traps to protect his home.—
JOHN DEALBREUIN Wealth of Geeks,
Boston Herald,
26 Dec. 2024
Noun
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As their escape car was almost out of gas and one of the tires had been shot out, the robbers commandeered another car, but the driver took the keys with him.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
24 Dec. 2024
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Written and produced by John Hughes, the irreverent and indelible holiday staple follows an 8-year-old who must defend his family’s sprawling Chicago home from two dim-witted robbers after his family members accidentally abandon him while en route to their Christmas vacation in Paris.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
21 Dec. 2024
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“Housebreakers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housebreakers. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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