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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
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.
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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
Gales lived a five-minute walk from the Friedland home, had done odd jobs for the couple in the weeks leading up to Thomas’ death, and was burglarizing homes to steal jewelry and buy cocaine, Rudolf has said.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026
The search for a fourth suspect accused of burglarizing the home of Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders has ended.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 6 Feb. 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
Officials say Boodarian was burglarizing the Encino residence of Kaye and Deluca, both 70, when the couple arrived home from a shopping trip and encountered him on July 10.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
On Saturday morning, police received several calls of someone banging on doors, wandering through backyards and ultimately burglarizing a home on Ettrick Street, near Martin’s family home not far from the Oakland Zoo.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
One of the gangs was charged with burglarizing Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow’s home in December 2024.
—Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2025
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
Gales lived a five-minute walk from the Friedland home, had done odd jobs for the couple in the weeks leading up to Thomas’ death, and was burglarizing homes to steal jewelry and buy cocaine, Rudolf has said.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026
The search for a fourth suspect accused of burglarizing the home of Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders has ended.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 6 Feb. 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
Officials say Boodarian was burglarizing the Encino residence of Kaye and Deluca, both 70, when the couple arrived home from a shopping trip and encountered him on July 10.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
On Saturday morning, police received several calls of someone banging on doors, wandering through backyards and ultimately burglarizing a home on Ettrick Street, near Martin’s family home not far from the Oakland Zoo.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
One of the gangs was charged with burglarizing Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow’s home in December 2024.
—Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burglarizing
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The states argue the data collection risks invading student privacy, and leads to baseless investigations of colleges and universities.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Of these three exceptions, the only one that still applies is to the children of diplomats, as there are no invading armies, and Native Americans were granted automatic citizenship in 1924.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
1 Apr. 2026
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The series, which stars and is executive produced by Hamm, follows his character, a divorced and jobless hedge fund manager who turns to robbing his wealthy neighbors in an affluent suburb.—
Deirdre Durkan,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026
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As that was happening, prosecutors say the remaining suspects drew firearms and began robbing others in the studio.—
Sergio Candido,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Burglarizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burglarizing. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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