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Recent Examples of break-in
Bailey Richards, People.com, 8 July 2025
The baseball players were on the road at the time of the break-ins, although Sherman was at home with his family.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
Frank Mulligan, USA Today, 16 July 2025
The Philadelphia Phillies hit the All-Star break in the midst of a close race for the top spot in the National League.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
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Verb
Less than 48 hours later — as the Chiefs were playing the New Orleans Saints at Arrowhead Stadium — a break-in occurred at Kelce's 17,000-square-foot home in Leawood, Kansas, according to a police report obtained by PEOPLE.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 8 July 2025
The baseball players were on the road at the time of the break-ins, although Sherman was at home with his family.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
Noun
The business owner stated that sometime after 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 8, someone broke in and stole the high-value items, said Holly Huntoon, a New Bedford Police Department media relations specialist.
—Frank Mulligan, USA Today, 16 July 2025
The Philadelphia Phillies hit the All-Star break in the midst of a close race for the top spot in the National League.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for break-in
Verb
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Russia has suffered about a million casualties in its attempt to invade.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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The men’s national team has been invaded by foreigners.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
14 July 2025
Verb
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First came a relatively calm session of Indian progress interrupted on the stroke of the lunch interval by a brilliant piece of fielding from Stokes that had dangerman Rishabh Pant run out with a direct hit while trying to hurry his partner KL Rahul to a century.—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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But she’s interrupted by a fire alarm: Charlie turned up the heat on a saucepan on the stove, starting a fire and alerting the authorities!—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Gandhi said that the 911 caller had said that a neighbor had asked them to call after seeing a burglary with at least two armed individuals.—
Ethan Wolin,
Sacbee.com,
17 July 2025
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The burglary is the latest in a series of thefts from the homes of high-profile athletes acoross the country this year.—
David Brandt,
Chicago Tribune,
17 July 2025
Verb
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Three years later, Armando Galarraga didn’t, robbed by a wrong call by first-base umpire Jim Joyce — who owned up to it almost immediately — in the days before instant replay.—
Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
11 July 2025
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Menzies was convicted of the 1986 murder of 26-year-old Maurine Hunsaker, a married mother of three who was kidnapped, robbed, strangled, and found tied to a tree with her throat slit.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
Verb
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Goldman Sachs currently anticipates three 25-basis-point cuts in September, October and December for a terminal rate of 3-3.25 percent.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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New solar capacity will likely be cut in half compared to Biden policies as a result of the law, according to an analysis from Princeton University’s Repeat Project.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Patrick Agyemang got the start at striker and was able to provide good holdup play and off-ball movement, but struggled to threaten Costa Rica’s defense with scoring opportunities.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
30 June 2025
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To help travelers avoid traffic holdups, AAA teamed up with S&P Global Market Intelligence and put together a handy guide laying out the best and worst times to hit the road.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
27 June 2025
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“Break-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/break-in. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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