as in looted
to search through with the intent of committing robbery
the escaped convict plundered the house in search of valuables
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Recent Examples of plundered
Later, plundered relics like the Irish Crown Jewels and the Amber Room eluded investigators and would-be discoverers.
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Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
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
And neither Coppola nor Snyder deals with how ideologues have plundered the West.
—Armond White, National Review, 9 Oct. 2024
Clearly, the rats’ numbers were not limited by resources, as there was always more garbage to be plundered.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
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
And neither Coppola nor Snyder deals with how ideologues have plundered the West.
—Armond White, National Review, 9 Oct. 2024
Clearly, the rats’ numbers were not limited by resources, as there was always more garbage to be plundered.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plundered
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Just this week, nearly 100 United Nations aid trucks were looted.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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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
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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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