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
  • Chuwi have no fear about being tagged as a political band, and are ready to embrace it.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Jackson Chourio was tagged out after trying to score from third on a ground ball with the infield in, a play that was challenged and upheld.
    — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of tag
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  • The next day, February 9th, Nakira was charged with first-degree murder, endangering the welfare of a child, desecrating human remains, and tampering with physical evidence.
    — Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The judge is desecrating the memory of the Great Charlie Kirk, while taking forever to ask questions that people already know the answer to.
    — Adam Sabes , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of desecrate
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  • Photographs released by the sheriff’s office showed one helicopter overturned and another severely damaged.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Barely one week later, those aspirations have already been damaged.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of damage
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  • Nationwide, vandals have filmed themselves on social media damaging or defacing Flock cameras.
    — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • According to his guilty plea, Horn used black spray paint to deface 12 gravestones.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of deface
Verb
  • Maldonado Soriano’s motive for vandalizing the monument remains unclear, authorities said.
    — Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
  • On January 8, 2023, thousands of his supporters stormed the heart of Brasilia, the federal capital, vandalizing the buildings of the Supreme Court, Congress, and the Presidential Palace.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of vandalize
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  • Among them, Carter found that the request violates federal law precluding altering of election rules on the eve of an election.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The lawsuit argues the change violates the Administrative Procedure Act because it was adopted without explanation and the First Amendment, which protects lawyers' ability to advise people of their legal rights and seek prospective clients.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of violate
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  • Raman’s colleagues on the City Council have trashed her like bullies out of a boarding school novel.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The series was trashed by critics, but Aronofsky continues to push forward with the venture, this summer filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a $15 million equity raise.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of trash

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