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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
According to the complaint, the Grizzlies player’s home was burglarized sometime after 4 p.m. on Dec. 19, 2024.
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Ryan Morik, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
Authorities arrested an Oakland man who allegedly burglarized a Fairfax home.
—Cameron MacDonald, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
Celebrity couple Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's Beverly Hills home was burglarized on Friday amid a string of break-ins around the wealthy Los Angeles neighborhood.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Phone records and video surveillance link one of the men to two members of the crew believed to be involved in burglarizing Burrow’s home, federal prosecutors said last week.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 10 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Morik, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
Authorities arrested an Oakland man who allegedly burglarized a Fairfax home.
—Cameron MacDonald, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
Celebrity couple Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's Beverly Hills home was burglarized on Friday amid a string of break-ins around the wealthy Los Angeles neighborhood.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Phone records and video surveillance link one of the men to two members of the crew believed to be involved in burglarizing Burrow’s home, federal prosecutors said last week.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Burglarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burglarize. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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