Burglary and Grab

Burglary

Burglary noun - Entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property.

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Grab and burglary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Grab" instead a noun "Burglary".

Grab noun - An instance of theft.

Usage example: a political activist who thinks the government's lease of public lands to logging companies amounts to an illegal land grab

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Burglary and grab are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Burglary" instead a noun "Grab".

regular	regular burglary	regular grab
brazen	brazen burglary	brazen grab
simple	simple burglary	simple grab
successful	successful burglary	successful grab
Other adjectives: failed, attempted.

Also tends to be the weapon of choice when someone is caught in a surprise emergency (such as an armed burglary or a Zombie Apocalypse) and has to grab the closest thing to them they can use as a weapon.

Source: Weapon of Choice

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