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as in possession
chiefly dialect
transportable items that one owns
with all of our plunder in the pickup, we headed for the state that bills itself as the Last Frontier
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Recent Examples of plunder
Pat Tompkins, AFAR Media, 18 June 2025
Trouble is, the elder Broadway managed to cheat St. Christopher out of his share of the plunder.
—Joe Leydon, Variety, 13 June 2025
Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Owen is the exception to the rule, having a gilded career first at Anfield and then at Real Madrid, all while plundering goals for England.
—Gregg Evans, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
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Noun
At the Jeu de Paume museum, Valland took many risks to safeguard its treasures and record the massive plunder of artwork across France.
—Pat Tompkins, AFAR Media, 18 June 2025
Trouble is, the elder Broadway managed to cheat St. Christopher out of his share of the plunder.
—Joe Leydon, Variety, 13 June 2025
Verb
These will hold a particular interest for the Bloomsbury enthusiast because the majority of them are previously unpublished (an impressive feat, given how often the various archives have been plundered by other biographers).
—Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Owen is the exception to the rule, having a gilded career first at Anfield and then at Real Madrid, all while plundering goals for England.
—Gregg Evans, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunder
Noun
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Much of the backlash stemmed from its reliance on live-service models, microtransactions, and controversial mechanics like loot boxes.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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An investor may need to adjust future cash flows if the studio relies on loot boxes in regions where probability disclosures are trending toward mandatory.—
Dmitrii Khasanov,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Protect your property and possessions from fire, theft, and other unexpected perils.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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His record includes larceny, theft, and marijuana possession, the agency said.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At the same time, members of the powerful Viv Ansanm gang coalition had pillaged and/or burned at least 410 residences and other buildings, including six schools, health centers and local nongovernmental organizations during the period.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
11 Aug. 2025
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After the Broncos’ frontmen pillaged San Francisco for the better part of two hours, Castle Rock native and 49er Christian McCaffrey stood in front of reporters and confirmed what Denver’s offense has known for a few months.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The spaces are smaller, with lower benches, and the older players, flitting between dressing rooms for U14s and U12s, have had to take their belongings home each day rather than leave them in lockers due to the carousel of teams moving in and out.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Was there an auction for Ed Gein's belongings after he was arrested?—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Notre Dame fell 27-24 to Miami in the season opener, when Carr was sacked three times.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Oct. 2025
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Being sacked by Chelsea and then West Ham in less than three years is slightly different to winning league and European trophies and being a statue-level hero at three different clubs, or taking England to two major finals and making the national team likeable again.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Kershaw may be in slightly new surroundings, but some things don’t change.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
4 Oct. 2025
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For more on the Dallas Cowboys and all things NFL, head over to Newsweek Sports.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Decades of despoiling water bodies have taken a terrible toll, filling water bodies with fetid algae that blocks sunlight and smothers the native seagrass beds that are a main food source for manatees.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2025
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Gaddis was an obscure state employee who was fired from his job last summer after leaking details of a secret plot by the DeSantis administration to despoil nine pristine Florida state parks with golf courses, pickleball courts and resort-style lodges — all to benefit his wealthy friends.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
17 June 2025
Noun
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But this stuff is taken personally, and there is also a financial backend here.—
Senior Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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As far as family, kids, wife, all that stuff going on.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Plunder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunder. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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