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as in to invade
to enter a house or building by force usually with illegal intent
someone burgled the lab when no one was there and let the animals out of their cages
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as in to rob
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
the neighbors returned from vacation to find that their house had been burgled
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Recent Examples of burgle
He was incensed, mistakenly believing that the notepads had been burgled from his barn.
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Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Nobody, a box office hit in 2021, followed Hutch Mansell (Odenkirk), a docile family man who slowly reveals his true character after his house gets burgled, leading him into a bloody war with a Russian crime boss.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 31 July 2024
Grant told Barry his flat was burgled, microphones were put in his window boxes and dropped into his car, and medical records of him and the mothers of his children were stolen from NHS databases.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 July 2024
Grief Is for People $27 Bookshop.org Over the course of a few short months, Sloane Crosley’s apartment was burgled and her best friend died.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 18 July 2024
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Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Nobody, a box office hit in 2021, followed Hutch Mansell (Odenkirk), a docile family man who slowly reveals his true character after his house gets burgled, leading him into a bloody war with a Russian crime boss.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 31 July 2024
Grant told Barry his flat was burgled, microphones were put in his window boxes and dropped into his car, and medical records of him and the mothers of his children were stolen from NHS databases.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 July 2024
Grief Is for People $27 Bookshop.org Over the course of a few short months, Sloane Crosley’s apartment was burgled and her best friend died.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 18 July 2024
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Demand for weapons spiked in Europe after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 and has persisted.—
Lara Jakes,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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The lawsuit claims Eco-Vista has failed to prevent noxious odors and leachate from their trash disposal operation from invading the neighboring homes, interfering with the ability of residents to use and enjoy their homes and property and reducing property values in the area.—
Ron Wood,
Arkansas Online,
22 Apr. 2025
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Los Angeles jewelry store Love Jewels was robbed of around $20 million worth of jewelry during a daring heist on Sunday, April 13.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The synagogue isn’t a wholly random place for Hampton to be asked to rob.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Burgle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burgle. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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