spoliated

verb

Definition of spoliatednext
past tense of spoliate
as in plundered

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoliated
  1. plundered
  2. looted
  3. destroyed
  4. ransacked
  5. ruined
  6. wrecked
  7. demolished
  8. razed
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  • All three were plundered by thieves in ancient and medieval times, so many of the items originally left are no longer there.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Along with thousands of others, these artifacts were plundered by French colonial troops in 1892.
    Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of plundered
Verb
  • Archaeologists found the wooden coffin and Ramses’ mummy in a hiding place at the Deir el-Bahari temple complex in 1881, but the alabaster and granite sarcophagi were missing, likely looted by ancient tomb robbers.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The theft was indicative of a disheartening trend unfolding across the United States; other Nativity scenes had been looted that year, including displays in Tennessee, West Virginia and Minnesota.
    John Otis, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of looted
Verb
  • They were just destroyed by the critics in the press, for some reason.
    Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
  • In October, the operators of the vessel that destroyed the bridge agreed to pay nearly $102 million for costs stemming from the federal response.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of destroyed
Verb
  • Advertisement Others ransacked the presidential palace after Assad vanished.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of ransacked
Verb
  • And then in Joker 2, some people complained that the movie was ruined by the images on the screen and the sounds that accompanied them.
    Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Believing their beloved team already ruined mock drafting for the next two months, New York Giants fans probably hope for a loss against a Philadelphia Eagles team expected to rest starters Sunday.
    Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of ruined
Verb
  • The venture devised by stars Tiger Woods and Rory Mcilroy was intended to launch a year ago but a storm wrecked the building.
    Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Knee and shoulder injuries wrecked her 2024 season, with the Tunisian speaking about needing regular knee injections to be able to play following a third-round defeat to Elina Svitolina at Wimbledon in July.
    Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of wrecked
Verb
  • When the government has demolished shantytowns, citizens have been relocated, but undocumented immigrants have not, UNICEF said.
    Julie Bourdin, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Finally, the wall that had the last remaining barely visible image of Christ was demolished.
    Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of demolished
Verb
  • After a vicious cyclone this month razed slums housing many undocumented immigrants on the French island territory of Mayotte, Safina Soula did not shed a tear.
    Julie Bourdin, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Historians commissioned by the state had just published an official report on the deadly attack on the town of Rosewood in 1923, when a white mob razed the majority-Black community and drove out its residents.
    Kate Payne, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of razed
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