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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 vandalized
After the grave was vandalized, Shrewsbury resident Louise Coupland launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise £1,000 for the costs of repairing the stone.
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Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
Recently, an insurer received a claim that a bear had vandalized a Rolls-Royce; investigators showed security footage of the incident to a wildlife biologist, who determined that the perpetrator was a human in a bear costume.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Kendrick Lamar starts his exhilarating new album by complaining that someone vandalized a mural depicting his face — a mural depicting his face in triplicate, in fact — on the side of a Honduran restaurant in his Compton hometown.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2024
The group’s leaders said at least nine people belonging to minority groups were killed, four women were raped, and homes, businesses and temples were torched or vandalized.
—Julhas Alam and Al Emrun Garjon, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
The home and sidewalk of University of Michigan President Santa Ono were vandalized Monday, with anti-Israel messages spray-painted at the location on the first anniversary of Hamas terrorists' attack against Israel.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2024
On Tuesday morning, Min signs were reported vandalized with offensive terms at Lamar Drive and Newland Street in Huntington Beach, department spokesperson Jessica Cuchilla said.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
Manny's Cafe was vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti during a pro-Palestinian rally over the weekend.
—Axios San Francisco, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024
Members of the Just Stop Oil group, Stephen Simpson, 71, Mary Somerville, 77, and Phillipa Green, 24, vandalized the paintings, which avoided permanent damage, in protest against the sentencing of fellow activists for committing the same act.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
Recently, an insurer received a claim that a bear had vandalized a Rolls-Royce; investigators showed security footage of the incident to a wildlife biologist, who determined that the perpetrator was a human in a bear costume.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Kendrick Lamar starts his exhilarating new album by complaining that someone vandalized a mural depicting his face — a mural depicting his face in triplicate, in fact — on the side of a Honduran restaurant in his Compton hometown.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2024
The group’s leaders said at least nine people belonging to minority groups were killed, four women were raped, and homes, businesses and temples were torched or vandalized.
—Julhas Alam and Al Emrun Garjon, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
The home and sidewalk of University of Michigan President Santa Ono were vandalized Monday, with anti-Israel messages spray-painted at the location on the first anniversary of Hamas terrorists' attack against Israel.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2024
On Tuesday morning, Min signs were reported vandalized with offensive terms at Lamar Drive and Newland Street in Huntington Beach, department spokesperson Jessica Cuchilla said.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
Manny's Cafe was vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti during a pro-Palestinian rally over the weekend.
—Axios San Francisco, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024
Members of the Just Stop Oil group, Stephen Simpson, 71, Mary Somerville, 77, and Phillipa Green, 24, vandalized the paintings, which avoided permanent damage, in protest against the sentencing of fellow activists for committing the same act.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vandalized
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Weather officials said the conditions were similar to those of early November, when dangerous winds whipped through Ventura County and fueled the Mountain fire, a nearly 20,000-acre inferno that destroyed 243 structures, including homes.Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Franklin fire is burning within much of the footprint of 2018’s devastating Woolsey fire, which destroyed more than 1,600 structures and burned about 97,000 acres in Malibu, the Santa Monica Mountains and surrounding communities of Thousand Oaks, Oak Park and Agoura Hills.Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 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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Blue splatters of paint have since come to accompany the mural after it was defaced.Rosa Rahimi, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
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One home with a pool was nearly demolished; another was little more than a chimney and a pile of smoldering rubble.Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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After the fatal accident, the state ordered the Orlando Free Fall ride closed and it has since been demolished.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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They were all punished harshly—lives ruined.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Johnny sued Amber in 2019 for defamation, claiming that the op-ed article ruined his career and took away his acting opportunities, as well as his long-standing role in Pirates of the Caribbean.Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 5 Dec. 2024
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The state judge ruled the merger violated state consumer protection law and the federal case blocked the merger nationwide.Brittney Melton, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
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The organization represented Parents Protecting Our Children, a group that argued that the district violated parents’ religious freedom in not telling them about children’s trans identity.Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Vandalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vandalized. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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