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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
Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Jeffrey Simmons ' home was also burglarized last month while the team had a road game against San Francisco.
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CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce were both burglarized on the same day last season.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star's Los Angeles homes was burglarized in November, as was her co-star Kathy Hilton's.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
Waukesha County prosecutors say three men from Chile, who were in the country illegally, traveled from Florida to Wisconsin multiple times and burglarized suburban homes in a similar pattern.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Amar Gandhi, a Sheriff’s Office spokesperson, said on Friday that investigators were not releasing the location or name of the Sacramento County jewelry store burglarized last month.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
According to court documents from Carroll County, Maryland obtained by Variety, the charges allege that the Osefos falsely claimed to have been burglarized in April 2024, and that items from their home were stolen (designer bags and jewelry).
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
The owners of a farm in Hamilton are looking for answers after their farm was burglarized for over $30,000 worth of equipment.
—Brady Williams, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2025
News of Urban and Kidman’s split comes months after the couple’s house in Beverly Hills, California, was burglarized on Valentine’s Day.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
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Our country just invaded Venezuela and captured its president, who admittedly was a bad guy.—
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There’s no way Trump would have invaded Venezuela if that country didn’t have vast deposits of oil.—
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The pandemic robbed the 2022 Games in Beijing of their luster.—
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Wiser heads, though, can see that the fraud also robbed funds from those who needed them the most and that rooting out fraud should not be a partisan issue.—
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“Burglarized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burglarized. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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