as in defacer
a person who damages or destroys property on purpose
a group of vandals broke into the school and painted graffiti on the walls
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Recent Examples of vandal
As the value of Banksy’s art grew over the years, enterprising vandals began chipping his graffiti street art off the walls of buildings and selling it for millions.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
The city of Los Angeles is about to raise property tax bills because thieves and vandals won’t stop ransacking the city’s infrastructure to steal copper wire.
—Susan Shelley, Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
The masked vandals appeared on campus overnight, using a power tool to cut them down.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
The site attracted vandals and groups of as many as 40 loiterers at a time before its parking lot was fenced off.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 3 Mar. 2026
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
The city of Los Angeles is about to raise property tax bills because thieves and vandals won’t stop ransacking the city’s infrastructure to steal copper wire.
—Susan Shelley, Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
The masked vandals appeared on campus overnight, using a power tool to cut them down.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
The site attracted vandals and groups of as many as 40 loiterers at a time before its parking lot was fenced off.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vandal
destroyer
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Each destroyer is equipped with two SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters that can fly out to ships that might be potentially approaching the blockade line and can provide visual identification of the approaching ship.—
Luis Martinez,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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State media says a third destroyer under construction at the Nampo shipyard on the country’s western coast is expected to be completed by the ruling Workers’ Party’s founding anniversary in October, according to the AP.—
Greg Norman-Diamond,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Vandal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vandal. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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