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Recent Examples of Synonyms for housebreakings
Noun
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Lately, North Bay residents have sounded the alarm about car thefts and burglaries in the area.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025 -
The two men, already known for burglaries, appear to be experienced criminals in their thirties, from the Seine-Saint-Denis department and may have been acting on orders, Le Parisien reported.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Campaign ads, showing images of flash-mob robberies, promised voters that harsher penalties would put an end to basic items being locked away in display cases and funnel people repeatedly arrested for drug offenses in treatment.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Another of the suspects has 15 previous convictions, two of which are for robberies, Beccuau added.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Housebreakings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housebreakings. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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