Thesaurus results for BURGLARIZING

burglarizing

verb

present participle of burglarize

as in invading

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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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 burglarizing Two suspects caught on camera burglarizing more than 15 cars in Miami Springs were arrested less than 24 hours later. — Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 And last week, a man suspected of burglarizing a rail car allegedly fired a handgun at a BNSF Police officer from a moving train in the Cajon Pass. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 Prior to stealing the Ford, Chaucanes Vasquez is accused of burglarizing another vehicle and stealing an iPhone charger, the sheriff’s office said. — Sofia Saric june 14, Miami Herald, 14 June 2026 In December 2025, Kenon was sentenced to 94 days in jail by a judge in Osceola County for burglarizing a building and felony grand theft in the third degree. — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026 Smith had confronted Buchanan as Buchanan was burglarizing Smith’s truck. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 June 2026 Two of those men, Ignacio Zuniga Cartes and Bastian Jimenez Freraut, were arrested in Argentina after reportedly joining others in burglarizing the home of former tennis star Juan Martín Del Potro, the Argentine newspaper Clarín reported. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 May 2026 Her apparent suicide came two days after she was arrested for allegedly stalking and burglarizing the home of the woman who was dating her husband, court documents obtained by KCRA alleged. — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026

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What's Ivy's message to those who oppose biological males invading Canadian women's golf?

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Yet, in contending with the invading species, Denise is fashioned into a female action hero more in keeping with the epoch of director Quentin Tarantino than with that of President Ronald Reagan.

— Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026

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The backlash against hyperscale data centers has converted both Democrats and Republicans into AI skeptics, warning that the industry’s rise risks robbing communities of autonomy.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026
His grand-slam-robbing catch was also flagged by the league as the play of the week.

— Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

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