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Recent Examples of break-in
Douglas M. Charles, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
GloRilla has spoken out after a summer break-in at her Georgia residence resulted in her arrest.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
After a nearly three-year break between the show’s first two outings (plus an unpopular mid-season break in the sophomore season), Season 3 was a return to form for the show and thrilled fans with its ultra-violent superhero action and compelling comic book storylines.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Gray cooperated with Nixon to stymie the FBI’s investigation of the 1972 Watergate break-in and the ensuing cover-up.
—Douglas M. Charles, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
GloRilla has spoken out after a summer break-in at her Georgia residence resulted in her arrest.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
He was arrested in 2005 After a nearly 30-year break in communication, in 2004, Rader began sending letters to The Wichita Eagle and other outlets with evidence.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
After a nearly three-year break between the show’s first two outings (plus an unpopular mid-season break in the sophomore season), Season 3 was a return to form for the show and thrilled fans with its ultra-violent superhero action and compelling comic book storylines.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for break-in
Verb
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An enemy may have invaded your beautiful, green lawn, leaving it ugly and brown.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
14 Oct. 2025
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Boaters anchoring near Karlton’s home on Sunset Lake were invading his privacy, Karlton told the Herald at the time, saying the liveaboards could see into his windows and would sometimes come onto his property.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The overall idea of Lightning Strikes Twice was to directly follow up 1990’s hit After the Rain, and pretend that the rise of grunge had never interrupted their career path.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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Their clash over wanting a family got interrupted by the fire.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The 30-year-old pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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On July 2, Kohberger formally entered guilty pleas to four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Based on a true story, Roofman follows the adventures of an Army veteran and struggling father who turns to robbing McDonald’s restaurants by cutting holes in their roofs, earning him the nickname Roofman.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Oct. 2025
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Their online childhoods also robbed them of life skills best learned by leaving the house.—
Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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According to sources, all staff in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), with the exception of a handful of top officials and support staff, were cut in Friday's RIF.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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Andrew cuts in here to show me his phone.—
Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But the holdup is the fact that, according to NBA insider Jake Fischer, Golden State does not want Malik Monk in return.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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With training camp underway and the regular season opener coming up in less than a month, Kaprizov’s words Thursday might provide fans with hope that holdup is about economics and not environment.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Staged to look like a random mugging of a courier, the robbery was, in fact, a sophisticated heist that would ultimately involve the Provisional IRA, the New York mafia and the Colombian cartel.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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The mugging of his early selfies has vanished.—
David Kamp,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Break-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/break-in. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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