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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Recent Examples of vandalize
Tires have burned in the streets; buildings have been looted and vandalized; angry mobs have erected informal pay-to-pass roadblocks; and hundreds of prisoners have broken free.
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Natasha Frost, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Four of the party's Trump signs in Mt. Juliet have been vandalized and two have been stolen — one in Lebanon and one in Mt. Juliet, according to Lytle.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2024
In Chattogram, the premises of three temples were vandalized recently, their gates and windows smashed with rocks.
—Saif Hasnat, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
This will reduce the chances of it being vandalized or stolen which typically means a lower cost of insurance.
—Hilary Tetenabaum, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Natasha Frost, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Four of the party's Trump signs in Mt. Juliet have been vandalized and two have been stolen — one in Lebanon and one in Mt. Juliet, according to Lytle.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2024
In Chattogram, the premises of three temples were vandalized recently, their gates and windows smashed with rocks.
—Saif Hasnat, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
This will reduce the chances of it being vandalized or stolen which typically means a lower cost of insurance.
—Hilary Tetenabaum, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vandalize
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The video was released Sunday by a law firm representing a woman whose house was destroyed by the fire and is suing Southern California Edison, the primary electrical utility for Los Angeles.—
Michelle Watson,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
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By the time the show opened on Friday, the Eaton Fire, which is now 95 percent contained, had burned over 14,000 acres and destroyed over 9,000 structures in Altadena, Pasadena, and other areas nearby.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Anti-Black slogans and swastikas defaced a Jewish center, a church, a school and a freeway underpass in 1961.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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In Sydney, a synagogue was defaced with red swastikas spray painted along the fence, while a day care center was torched and scrawled with antisemitic slurs under the cover of night.—
Victoria Kim,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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No one was injured but city officials decided the situation could not continue and have made plans to demolish the structures and clear the site.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025
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Image The restaurant was closed when the fire came the night of Jan. 7, demolishing entire neighborhoods before the flames closed in on the diner.—
Corina Knoll,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Maye can be the face of the offense, while Carter smashes into opposing QBs on the other side of the ball.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Jan. 2025
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The front door of a Batavia liquor store was smashed and a number of items stolen early Tuesday morning, Batavia police said.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Jan. 2025
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Sign up » Nonfiction In the past fifteen years, an avalanche of literature has been published about how technology has ruined our attention spans.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2025
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While that’s still below 1% of all luggage handled, try explaining that statistic to the family whose weekend away with the kids has been ruined by lost luggage.—
Duncan Madden,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Passengers whose attire or tattoos violate these guidelines may be denied boarding or even removed from a flight.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
24 Jan. 2025
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In one instance, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Department of Homeland Security's 2017 decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program violated that law, the Administrative Procedure Act.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2025
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The most recent rupture occurred on Sunday, damaging a fiber optic cable connecting Latvia to the Swedish island of Gotland.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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This energy also destroys or damages the cells that help your hair grow.78 Some people report discomfort during the laser hair removal process.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Health,
27 Jan. 2025
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The people are accused of setting trees, bushes, leaves and trash ablaze.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
21 Jan. 2025
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Reducing waste is another primary focus, and the event composts waste to shrink what is trashed.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Jan. 2025
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