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as in invaded
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 robbed
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 burglarized
Kansas City-area homes belonging to Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce were broken into hours apart and burglarized last month, according to authorities and police reports.
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Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Another complained that police didn’t do anything after his home was burglarized.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Another complained that police didn’t do anything after his home was burglarized.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Burglarized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burglarized. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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