as in plundered
to search through with the intent of committing robbery
the bandits looted the archaeological dig before riding off into the night
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Recent Examples of looted
Just this week, nearly 100 United Nations aid trucks were looted.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Over two days that April, amid false rumors of Jews committing ritual murder, 49 Jews were killed, dozens were raped, hundreds were injured; synagogues, shops and property were desecrated, looted, razed.
—Marc Tracy, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
In one incident on Saturday, a convoy of 109 UN aid trucks was looted at gunpoint.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
Hamas sometimes hijacks shipments or demands payments of protection money, and supplies are often looted.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has returned another ancient Greek drinking vessel to Italian officials overseeing the countries’ repatriation efforts after finding the artifact was likely looted from its origin site.
—Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2024
Wild news helicopter footage captured the moment a mob of approximately 30 people, some armed, according to police, looted a freight train in Chicago on Friday and made off with appliances like air fryers and flat-screen TVs.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 12 Oct. 2024
The return of books looted by the Nazis has accelerated in recent years, especially as the digitization of libraries has made widely available details about individual volumes.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2024
In some cases, criminal investigation information aimed at certain customers was also looted.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 8 Oct. 2024
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Over two days that April, amid false rumors of Jews committing ritual murder, 49 Jews were killed, dozens were raped, hundreds were injured; synagogues, shops and property were desecrated, looted, razed.
—Marc Tracy, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
In one incident on Saturday, a convoy of 109 UN aid trucks was looted at gunpoint.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
Hamas sometimes hijacks shipments or demands payments of protection money, and supplies are often looted.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has returned another ancient Greek drinking vessel to Italian officials overseeing the countries’ repatriation efforts after finding the artifact was likely looted from its origin site.
—Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2024
Wild news helicopter footage captured the moment a mob of approximately 30 people, some armed, according to police, looted a freight train in Chicago on Friday and made off with appliances like air fryers and flat-screen TVs.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 12 Oct. 2024
The return of books looted by the Nazis has accelerated in recent years, especially as the digitization of libraries has made widely available details about individual volumes.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2024
In some cases, criminal investigation information aimed at certain customers was also looted.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 8 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for looted
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Later, plundered relics like the Irish Crown Jewels and the Amber Room eluded investigators and would-be discoverers.Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
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That killing led to riots and violence that resulted in the death of nearly 100 Christians, 300 churches being attacked or destroyed, and 6,000 Christian houses plundered.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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Daniel Karmann | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Adidas’ German headquarters was raided on Tuesday in connection with a yearslong tax investigation, the company confirmed to CNBC in a statement.Gabrielle Fonrouge,Jessica Golden, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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Photos and videos on Sunday showed Assad posters being defaced, statues toppled, and government buildings raided, with crowds gathering in the streets to celebrate the end of the regime.Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Others ransacked the presidential palace after Assad vanished.Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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Thousands of people assembled at the foot of the main square in Damascus, where rebels ransacked Assad’s residence.Sana Noor Haq, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Looted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looted. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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