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Recent Examples of Synonyms for housebreakings
Noun
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Motor vehicle thefts have dropped by 30%, vandalisms by 7%, and burglaries by 5%.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025 -
Police will still be limited to only pursuing individuals suspected of committing a forcible violent crime — robberies, for instance, but not burglaries — or if there’s probable cause to believe a suspect is carrying a firearm.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Now, amid the privation, there have been increases in assaults, robberies, and murders.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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There are set pieces of a scale previously unheard of for the director — explosions, car chases, bank robberies — as well as his most bankable star yet in Leonardo DiCaprio.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Housebreakings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housebreakings. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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