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noun

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as in looting

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verb

present participle of pillage
as in plundering
to search through with the intent of committing robbery soldiers pillaging the countryside for anything of value

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  1. robbery
  2. sacking
  3. plunder
Noun
  • At the time of the robbery, the Wales family was reportedly sleeping at home.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024
  • The Wild had a few great chances in overtime, and Filip Gustavsson helped get the game to a shootout with a sliding robbery on Yegor Sharangovich.
    Michael Russo, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of robbery
Verb
  • The Rebels forced Ralston Valley to punt the ball after sacking Andrews on third-and-7.
    David Mullen, The Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Early in the third quarter, Hutchinson injured himself after sacking Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.
    Jacob Lev, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of sacking
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  • Swiss zoologists, botanists, engineers, priests and nuns from missionary societies, merchants and rentier businesspeople, warlords and mercenaries ventured out to participate in plunder and looting as adjuncts or sidekicks of the stronger world powers and financiers.
    Percy Zvomuya, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Major museums in the West devoted to the presentation and preservation of art objects have fitfully begun acknowledging their ties to histories of violence and plunder.
    Leslie Camhi, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of plunder
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