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Recent Examples of cat burglar
To build out a beloved landmark in a historic district, under the anxious eye of preservationists, and slip in an extra 27,000 square feet of new construction practically unnoticed — that’s the work of a reverse cat burglar.
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Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
25 Mar. 2025
This American heiress summering in Cannes has just met Grant’s former cat burglar.
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Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
22 Oct. 2024
No one mistook them for cat burglars, but the authorities say the crew spent two decades pilfering, and in some cases destroying, art and sports treasures, including Yogi Berra’s championship rings.
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Christopher Kuo,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2024
Over the course of headlining two movies and multiple appearances in other Marvel flicks, Rudd has evolved Scott from awkward cat burglar to bona fide superhero.
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Devan Coggan,
EW.com,
14 Feb. 2023
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Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
25 Mar. 2025
This American heiress summering in Cannes has just met Grant’s former cat burglar.
—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
22 Oct. 2024
No one mistook them for cat burglars, but the authorities say the crew spent two decades pilfering, and in some cases destroying, art and sports treasures, including Yogi Berra’s championship rings.
—
Christopher Kuo,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2024
Over the course of headlining two movies and multiple appearances in other Marvel flicks, Rudd has evolved Scott from awkward cat burglar to bona fide superhero.
—
Devan Coggan,
EW.com,
14 Feb. 2023
See All Example Sentences for cat burglar
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cat burglar
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Police arrested the pair on charges of burglary, reckless endangerment, criminal mischief, criminal trespass, criminal tampering, possession of burglar's tools, disorderly conduct and other offenses.
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Both face multiple charges -- including burglary, reckless endangerment, criminal mischief, criminal trespass, violation of a local law, criminal tampering, disorderly conduct and possession of burglar's tools -- according to police.
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Cargo theft has been around for centuries, evident for example in the train robbers of the late 1800s, but soaring demand for AI hardware has shifted heist targets to data centers and the technology’s ever-expanding infrastructure.
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The crux of the case stems from a 2019 armed robbery at a Virginia bank and how police tracked down the robber.
Noun
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John Krasinski stars as a jet-setting art thief who steals priceless paintings to help uncover clues as to the whereabouts of the fabled Fountain of Youth.
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For the second time in just over a month, the owners of a Pokémon card shop in the Pico-Robertson area are cleaning up after thieves targeted their business.
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“Cat burglar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cat%20burglar. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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