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Recent Examples of cat burglar
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Just call him a cat burglar.
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Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
No one mistook them for cat burglars, but the authorities say the crew spent two decades pilfering, and in some cases destroying, art and sports treasures, including Yogi Berra’s championship rings.
—Christopher Kuo, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024
To Catch a Thief Official Trailer - Cary Grant Movie (1955) Watch on Alfred Hitchcock's To Catch a Thief stars Cary Grant as John, a former cat burglar who has since retired to the French Riviera.
—Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Apr. 2023
Over the course of headlining two movies and multiple appearances in other Marvel flicks, Rudd has evolved Scott from awkward cat burglar to bona fide superhero.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2023
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Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
No one mistook them for cat burglars, but the authorities say the crew spent two decades pilfering, and in some cases destroying, art and sports treasures, including Yogi Berra’s championship rings.
—Christopher Kuo, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024
To Catch a Thief Official Trailer - Cary Grant Movie (1955) Watch on Alfred Hitchcock's To Catch a Thief stars Cary Grant as John, a former cat burglar who has since retired to the French Riviera.
—Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Apr. 2023
Over the course of headlining two movies and multiple appearances in other Marvel flicks, Rudd has evolved Scott from awkward cat burglar to bona fide superhero.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cat burglar
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The Louvre director said the museum's cameras failed to spot the burglars and that there were not enough cameras monitoring the museum's perimeter.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
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Between a high-profile divorce, finishing up her law school studies and having to testify during the trial of the burglars who robbed her years ago in Paris, Kim Kardashian has had a lot going on.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
24 Oct. 2025
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The place is the Savin Bar + Kitchen, in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood, where immediately inside the front door, patrons are greeted by a larger-than-life framed mugshot of Bulger — the mob-boss, murderer, bank robber, drug dealer and extortionist — peering cooly out from under his fedora.—
Tovia Smith,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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French police say the robbers entered the Louvre’s first floor using the Böcker lift, broke open two display cases with a power grinder, and escaped on scooters within ten minutes.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Believe it or not, this extra step is enough to make most thieves move on to easier prey.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Oct. 2025
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Police were racing the clock to find the intruders; experts say thieves of such treasures typically dismantle or melt down the loot, sometimes within hours, to avoid being caught.—
Robert Abitbol,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Cat burglar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cat%20burglar. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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