Thesaurus results for BURGLARIZED

burglarized

verb

past tense of burglarize

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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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 Staff at an Albany Park coffee shop planned to celebrate their first anniversary over the weekend, but they were burglarized the same day. — Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 Connor headed inside to relax for the first time in months, only to find that the property had been burglarized. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026 Leawood police said $20,000 in cash was taken from Kelce’s house, which was burglarized while the Chiefs were playing a game. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026 The Associated Press PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh rookie offensive tackle Max Iheanachor, the Steelers ' first-round pick, had his home recently burglarized, according to multiple reports. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce also had their homes burglarized, as did Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders. — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 The Fairview home of Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb was burglarized on July 30, and property worth over $300,000 was taken from the residence, according to Fairview Police Department records obtained by the Star-Telegram. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2026 More recently, in June, a rail car loaded with lithium-ion batteries caught fire as it was being burglarized in the Cajon Pass, authorities and railroad representatives said. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

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The day after Israel's modern independence, the armies of Egypt, Syria, Transjordan, Lebanon, and Iraq, with a Saudi contingent in tow, invaded.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
Putin’s statements, in an interview with Kremlin journalist Pavel Zarubin broadcast late Thursday, doubled down on his claims to territory in Ukraine that Russia invaded and illegally annexed in 2022.

— Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

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To make matters worse, this isn't the first time the band has been robbed.

— Renee Anderson, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Photojournalist Heidi Levine was knocked down, beaten, and robbed of her camera equipment by masked settlers in an attack captured on video by other journalists.

— Cameron Peters, Vox, 16 Oct. 2026

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