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burglarize

[bur-gluh-rahyz] / ˈbɜr gləˌraɪz /
VERB
break in
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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Another resident, Andrés Calderón, 40, said several people in the neighborhood hadn’t wanted to leave their homes, fearing that thieves would burglarize them.

From New York Times Feb. 4, 2024

In another development, someone this week apparently tried to burglarize the hospital mortuary where Kim’s body is awaiting positive identification.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 24, 2017

Tolbert says he believes that “will have an effect on those who burglarize homes in Flint.”

From Washington Times Feb. 11, 2015

This year, she leads a particularly strong Un Certain Regard sidebar with "The Bling Ring," a film about star-worshipping California teenagers who burglarize celebrity homes.

From Seattle Times May 13, 2013

You'd have thought you was fixed out to burglarize a restaurant before you could get your grub.

From Sixes and Sevens by O. Henry

The horror thriller, about a valet who burglarizes the houses of his rich customers, earned a B-minus rating on CinemaScore and a 56% "rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2018

Unluckily for McCoy, the home that had been burglarized was located on a street where he regularly rode his bicycle in a loop.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 26, 2026

He also investigates stolen tractors and off-road vehicles, burglarized deer camps, and financial crimes, like a $2 million case that involved a man who took out bank loans on cows he didn’t own.

From Barron's Feb. 13, 2026

“Neighbors are being burglarized quite often. For the streets to be this dark is even more of a danger,” Sicilia said.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 21, 2026

Pitt, who owns several properties across the globe, is understood to have been away from the dwelling when it was burglarized on the evening of June 25.

From MarketWatch Oct. 20, 2025

Beholden to paying clients, they were widely seen as surreptitious figures who burglarized people’s secrets.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Cloobeck’s former girlfriend, Lavie, was charged in March with burglarizing the homes of older wealthy men she met through dating apps.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

Although the men on trial admitted to burglarizing the museum, they refused to admit significant aspects of the crime — such as planning and leadership — blaming unknown accomplices instead.

From New York Times May 16, 2023

Brill said homeless encampments had grown out of control in the area during the pandemic, with people suffering from mental illness living in squalor and regularly burglarizing nearby properties.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 4, 2021

Although Watergate had some foreign policy origins — the “plumbers” started out burglarizing Daniel Ellsberg’s psychiatrist’s office in response to the Pentagon Papers — it was an overwhelmingly domestic affair with a narrow focus.

From Salon Jun. 4, 2017

So Stumpy roamed through yard, kitchen, and stable, stalking over bleaching sheets, burglarizing the garden gate, and grazing wherever he chose.

From Tom Grogan by Francis Hopkinson Smith




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