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noun

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as in pillaging

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verb

present participle of loot
as in plundering
to search through with the intent of committing robbery the bandits looted the archaeological dig before riding off into the night

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“Looting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looting. Accessed 3 Feb. 2023.

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