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as in invading
to enter a house or building by force usually with illegal intent
the Watergate scandal began when Republican operatives burglarized the Democratic Party's headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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as in robbing
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
before they were caught, the thieves had burglarized dozens of houses around the city
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Recent Examples of burglarizing
Court records indicate Sather had returned to her Palm Bay home for her lunch break in September 1990 and found Willacy burglarizing her home.
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Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
After being blackballed from the finance sector, Coop resorts to burglarizing the homes of those in his social circle and pawning the items to stay afloat.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
The episode also revived attacks on the show’s spotty vetting after reports that Strader had been arrested in 2017 on suspicion of burglarizing the house of an ex-girlfriend.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Two years ago, the franchise found itself in hot water again when news surfaced that Season 21 contestant Devin Strader was arrested for burglarizing an ex-girlfriend’s Louisiana home in 2017.
—Peter White, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
The Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) shared the video in a post detailing how the priest caught the suspect breaking in and burglarizing the church.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
After being blackballed from the finance sector, Coop resorts to burglarizing the homes of those in his social circle and pawning the items to stay afloat.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
The episode also revived attacks on the show’s spotty vetting after reports that Strader had been arrested in 2017 on suspicion of burglarizing the house of an ex-girlfriend.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Two years ago, the franchise found itself in hot water again when news surfaced that Season 21 contestant Devin Strader was arrested for burglarizing an ex-girlfriend’s Louisiana home in 2017.
—Peter White, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
The Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) shared the video in a post detailing how the priest caught the suspect breaking in and burglarizing the church.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
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Hezbollah fighters have also inflicted significant casualties on invading Israeli forces.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Watermelon Pictures, the company founded by brothers Badie and Hamza Ali, earned an Oscar nomination this year for The Voice of Hind Rajab, directed by Kaouther Ben Hania, a film set in Gaza based on the true story of a five-year-old Palestinian girl killed in 2024 by invading Israeli forces.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
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Earlier this year, one of the members of the group, a 17-year-old, testified against Eric Halem, a former Los Angeles police officer who was convicted last month of robbing $350,000 worth of cryptocurrency from the teen in 2024.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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He was wanted after allegedly robbing a Family Dollar store on Saturday morning and pistol-whipping one of their female employees, taking her wallet and keys.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Burglarizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burglarizing. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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