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Recent Examples of Synonyms for despoiler
Noun
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The robbers got off the bus, and were taken into police custody soon afterward, police said.—
Dylan Olsen,
CBS News,
21 June 2026 -
In this new collection, Georgia poet laureate Chelsea Rathburn explores a hardscrabble childhood in Florida and her family of colorful characters including a sometimes-homeless bag lady and a notorious bank robber.—
Suzanne Van Atten,
AJC.com,
21 June 2026
Noun
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Keep your paltry pocket lighters sheathed, would-be saboteurs.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
21 Apr. 2026
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Sharaa, who has signed a five-year transitional document that serves as a de facto constitution, seems aware of the risks and has thus far been able to outflank his potential rivals and saboteurs, keeping his country out of the ongoing regional war.—
Alvaro Vargas Llosa,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This Robin is a grizzled marauder who can’t even remember how many people he’s killed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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Instead of relying on chemical treatments, try hand-picking pests off vegetable plants, or thwart garden marauders with fruit protection bags, floating row covers, and pest-repelling companion plants.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Apr. 2026
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The form asks for the date and time of the watering, along with the waster’s address.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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The state Department of Environmental Protection is responding and will assist in the safe disposal of waster materials generated during the cleanup Morrisey said.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Corporate raiders became the enforcers.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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For decades, tomb raiders have pillaged sites across the country, selling them on the black market.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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After a police wrecker lifted the truck, officers found a further 11 bodies crushed beneath the iron rods.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
25 May 2026
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The next step for him is to make the jump into a consistent game-wrecker, even against NFL-level offensive tackles.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
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The looter’s story only came to light thanks to Bradley Gordon, an American lawyer based in Cambodia who has spent much of the last 14 years investigating the plunder of Khmer cultural heritage.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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Borderlands 4 is an amusing looter-shooter that supports solo play or up to four-player co-op.—
Sheena Vasani,
The Verge,
23 May 2026
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Five years ago, Russia said one of its warships fired warning shots and a warplane dropped bombs in the Black Sea to force the British destroyer HMS Defender out of an area near Crimea that Moscow claimed as its territorial waters.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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The middle ring, from 28 to 115 miles, includes large warships like the Type 052D destroyer and Type 054A frigate, both armed with missiles and anti-submarine gear.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
26 May 2026
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“Despoiler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/despoiler. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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