as in to destroy
to deliberately cause the damage or destruction of another's property
he decided to vandalize the store because the owner had kicked him out
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The deputies responded to a call from the travel center in western Madison County at 8 a.m. on Sep. 26, after a report of several trucks belonging to different agencies being vandalized, resulting in flat tires.
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Christina Shaw, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2024
Authorities also found that the suspect had slashed the car tires of an employee’s car and vandalized a fence, according to the case notes.
—Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
Last month, The San Francisco Chronicle reported agent Lonnie Murray, who is married to former A’s star and Oakland native Dave Stewart, recently expressed player concerns to Freedman about substandard housing in an area where players’ cars were vandalized or stolen.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2024
The New York apartment building of Columbia University's chief operating officer was vandalized with red paint and crickets, police said.
—Josh Feldman, NBC News, 12 Aug. 2024
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Christina Shaw, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2024
Authorities also found that the suspect had slashed the car tires of an employee’s car and vandalized a fence, according to the case notes.
—Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
Last month, The San Francisco Chronicle reported agent Lonnie Murray, who is married to former A’s star and Oakland native Dave Stewart, recently expressed player concerns to Freedman about substandard housing in an area where players’ cars were vandalized or stolen.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2024
The New York apartment building of Columbia University's chief operating officer was vandalized with red paint and crickets, police said.
—Josh Feldman, NBC News, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Vandalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vandalize. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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