graffiti

verb

Definition of graffitinext
as in to tag

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Recent Examples of graffiti In New York City, antisemites graffiti the walls with Jew-hatred. — Mike Wagenheim, Sun Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2022 The announcement follows a weekend of protests in the United Kingdom, where on June 7, protesters tore down a statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol and graffitied a statue of Sir Winston Churchill in London. — Mélissa Godin, Time, 9 June 2020 What parts of the dining room walls that aren’t obscured by supplies are graffitied with well wishes in English, Spanish and Mandarin, and taped with paper bills like a neighborhood bar. — Amy Scattergood, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2020 In under a hundred years, Florence’s equivalent of a New York minute, the majority were bordered up, graffitied over, repurposed into doorbell posts, or completely covered. — Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Jan. 2020 See All Example Sentences for graffiti
Recent Examples of Synonyms for graffiti
  1. tag
  2. desecrate
  3. damage
  4. deface
  5. vandalize
  6. violate
  7. trash
Verb
  • Future research, potentially tagging myrtle warblers directly on the California wintering grounds, will shed more light on this population and why certain individuals follow a different migration route.
    — Stephanie Szarmach, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The Cubs, though, couldn’t complete the sweep as the Marlins tagged right-hander Clay Holmes for a career-high eight runs in a 10-3 loss.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of tag
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  • But as building efforts have ramped up, the administration has run into opposition from landowners, environmental groups, and Native American tribes who say construction is violating property rights and desecrating sacred Indigenous sites.
    — Mikella Schuettler, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The real end of Oak Street comes not from the feet and chompers of the dinosaurs but from a moviemaker who revives the idyllic 1980s only to desecrate them with wokeness.
    — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of desecrate
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  • The missile killed four sailors and damaged the ship’s equipment, but the crew contained the damage and the Hanit limped home.
    — HOLMES LIAO, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Desalination plants in the Gulf have been targeted and damaged during the US-Iran war, raising significant alarm in a region that depends overwhelmingly on this technology.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of damage
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  • SpaceX now has the dubious honor of being the first company to deface the moon, after a piece of one of its rockets crashed into Earth’s only natural satellite earlier this month.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Preservationists, architects and historians warn that painting the 19th century facade would trap moisture, accelerate deterioration and deface one of Washington’s most important historic structures.
    — Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of deface
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  • There were blowouts, upsets, quarterback debuts, coaching debuts and enough disorder for one week of college football to vandalize months of offseason consensus.
    — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Dolly Parton‘s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has been replaced after the original one was vandalized following the country superstar’s death.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of vandalize
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  • More than two dozen law enforcement officials, from crime analysts to chiefs of police, have been charged with violating their oaths of office and conducting unauthorized searches within the Flock Safety system in Georgia in the past few months.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The letter alleged the Smithsonian ​may have violated anti-discrimination laws.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of violate
Verb
  • Across the street from the Lucas Museum, the greenery fronting the Natural History Museum is ripped up and trashed.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The socialist government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has been trashed by the opposition over the crisis, who accuse them of failing to act.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of trash

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