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as in to invade
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 to rob
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 burglarize
Professional players from the Milwaukee Bucks, Memphis Grizzlies, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Cincinnati Bengals also had their homes burglarized, the federal complaint says.
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2025
In January alone, three Staten Island outlets were burglarized, and in the Bronx, two robbers held up a Dunkin’ employee at knifepoint.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2025
The same group of Chileans that burglarized the homes of Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and Joe Burrow also reportedly committed the crimes at Ja Morant's house.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
They’re also accused of breaking into and burglarizing other vehicles in the city during an hours-long crime spree.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2025
In January alone, three Staten Island outlets were burglarized, and in the Bronx, two robbers held up a Dunkin’ employee at knifepoint.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2025
The same group of Chileans that burglarized the homes of Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and Joe Burrow also reportedly committed the crimes at Ja Morant's house.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
They’re also accused of breaking into and burglarizing other vehicles in the city during an hours-long crime spree.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
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Amid President Trump’s threats to start a global trade war, invade Greenland, seize control of the Panama Canal and annex Canada, this story has gone virtually unnoticed: Cuba is going through its worst economic crisis in decades — maybe since the 1959 revolution.—
Andres Oppenheimer,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2025
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Longtime Libyan leader Muammar el-Qaddafi forfeited his nation's budding nuclear program in exchange for better ties with the U.S. in 2003, the same year the U.S. invaded Iraq and toppled President Saddam Hussein over allegations of weapons of mass destruction.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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He was robbed of an extra-base hit by Victor Scott II in center field and Nolan Arenado took away another hit.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2025
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Lochte initially claimed he and his teammates were robbed at gunpoint, but it was determined those with the guns were actually security guards at a gas station where the swimmers had urinated outside a bathroom.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2025
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“Burglarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burglarize. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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