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burglarize

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

Dean testified that orders to burglarize the office of the psychiatrist of Daniel Ellsberg, who released the Pentagon Papers to news organizations in 1971, came “right out of the Oval Office.”

From Washington Post Mar. 21, 2015

“Eric Rivera Jr. would not have been in that car on the way to burglarize Sean Taylor’s house that night if he was a really good football player,” Dorsey said in a phone interview.

From Washington Times Sep. 29, 2014

The speakers and writers on whom you may rely will not say "to burglarize," "to suspicion," "to enthuse," "plenty rich," "real tired," "considerable discouraged," "a combine," or "humans."

From The Century Vocabulary Builder by Bachelor, Joseph M. (Joseph Morris)

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

Sielsch drove to a home that had been burglarized by a bear to install an electric mat on the back porch.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

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

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

It isn’t merely coincidental or surprising, as when the newscaster thoughtlessly reports, “Ironically, the jewelry store was burglarized on the same date last year.”

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

Bass and other elected officials in Los Angeles have repeatedly asked protesters to remain nonviolent and refrain from spray-painting graffiti or otherwise vandalizing or burglarizing businesses.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 10, 2025

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

And in January, police arrested a man suspected of burglarizing Drake’s Beverly Hills home.

From Los Angeles Times May 16, 2023

It's as if G. Gordon Liddy kept burglarizing various Democratic offices after the Watergate break-in, but the reporting on his later crimes failed to mention the first one.

From Salon Oct. 22, 2020

The procession had scarcely passed when we were suddenly seized with anxiety at the idea that the time was particularly propitious for burglarizing deserted apartments and we rushed home.

From My Recollections by Massenet, Jules




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