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a person who illegally enters a building in order to steal things; a person who commits burglary
The burglar had broken into several homes in the neighborhood.
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Recent Examples of burglars
Mahomes, though, declined to discuss his whereabouts at the time burglars struck.
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David K. Li, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
The convict also theorized that Laci was murdered by burglars who had targeted a nearby home at the time of the killing.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 7 Oct. 2024
Even with this new information, the investigator's theory remained that Sherri's killer or killers were burglars.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
David K. Li, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
The convict also theorized that Laci was murdered by burglars who had targeted a nearby home at the time of the killing.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 7 Oct. 2024
Even with this new information, the investigator's theory remained that Sherri's killer or killers were burglars.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Burglars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burglars. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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