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as in to vandalize
to deliberately cause the damage or destruction of another's property
the principal vowed to get the punks who defaced the statue in front of the school
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as in to injure
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
years of wear had defaced the fine engraving on the coins
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as in vandalism
deliberate damaging or destroying of another's property
the defacement of the school's property ended up costing hundreds of dollars
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Theara Coleman, theweek, 16 Oct. 2024
The social media reaction was as unhappy as guest star Keegan-Michael Key's Smilin' Jack Furniture Store owner character was in the episode where his Detroit billboards were defaced by bawdy graffiti.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 16 Oct. 2024
Pictures provided by Min’s campaign showed several signs defaced with a racist slur for someone of Asian descent.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
The charges come months after federal authorities raided Combs' homes in Los Angeles and Miami in March and found three defaced AR-15s and a large-capacity drum magazine, Williams said.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2024
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The Internet Archive's founder, Brewster Kahle, also confirmed the breach and said the website had been defaced with the pop-up through a JavaScript library.
—Theara Coleman, theweek, 16 Oct. 2024
The social media reaction was as unhappy as guest star Keegan-Michael Key's Smilin' Jack Furniture Store owner character was in the episode where his Detroit billboards were defaced by bawdy graffiti.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 16 Oct. 2024
Pictures provided by Min’s campaign showed several signs defaced with a racist slur for someone of Asian descent.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
The charges come months after federal authorities raided Combs' homes in Los Angeles and Miami in March and found three defaced AR-15s and a large-capacity drum magazine, Williams said.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Deface.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deface. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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