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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Recent Examples of looting
Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Sewer workers discovered a 2,300-year-old tomb containing ceramic artifacts and showing signs of ancient looting.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
There was no rioting, no looting, no cars set on fire.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Local media reported isolated looting in Jakarta and damage to several transportation facilities in Jakarta on Friday, as well as demonstrations in the major cities of Bandung and Yogyakarta.
—CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
In June, a large-scale immigration operation targeting Los Angeles sparked protests, and there was violence and looting that later prompted Mayor Karen Bass to impose a curfew downtown.
—Julia Ainsley, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2025
As media coverage focused on looting and disorder, some confrontations between White and Black residents grew violent.
—Avalon Hester, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
And while many waited to be saved, the television cameras focused on the alleged looting and purported criminality of those simply trying to survive.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
Napoleon’s looting gave early nineteenth-century Bern and its surrounding region a very high emigration rate.
—Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025
Apex Legends, for instance, added Wildcard Mode, which drops looting to focus on faster combat.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Six were killed, dozens injured, and fires and looting caused damage.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
In the wake of the disaster, desperation led to looting and violent crimes, especially in the Superdome, the city’s multipurpose stadium and makeshift shelter.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
The Nazi Party began looting art in the early 1930s from Jewish dealers who were forced to sell their valuables before fleeing to safety, and an official confiscation group called the Einsatzstab Reichsleiters Rosenberg (ERR) was created in 1940.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Reports of lawlessness spread, but Honoré said that people confused looting with survival.
—Reena Advani, NPR, 25 Aug. 2025
In response to questions from Reuters, OCHA attributed the drop to limits on the quantities allowed in, active conflict and desperation that results in looting.
—Dawoud Abu Alkas, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
The heist crew then spent eight hours looting the store, which held $20 million worth of high-end jewelry.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
The antifa movement was often blamed by police for the violence and looting that occurred in the aftermath of the murder.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Sewer workers discovered a 2,300-year-old tomb containing ceramic artifacts and showing signs of ancient looting.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
There was no rioting, no looting, no cars set on fire.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Local media reported isolated looting in Jakarta and damage to several transportation facilities in Jakarta on Friday, as well as demonstrations in the major cities of Bandung and Yogyakarta.
—CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
In June, a large-scale immigration operation targeting Los Angeles sparked protests, and there was violence and looting that later prompted Mayor Karen Bass to impose a curfew downtown.
—Julia Ainsley, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2025
As media coverage focused on looting and disorder, some confrontations between White and Black residents grew violent.
—Avalon Hester, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
And while many waited to be saved, the television cameras focused on the alleged looting and purported criminality of those simply trying to survive.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
Napoleon’s looting gave early nineteenth-century Bern and its surrounding region a very high emigration rate.
—Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
Protests intensified over the weekend, with rioters targeting the homes of lawmakers, ransacking and looting properties, and burning government buildings, according to media reports.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025
Apex Legends, for instance, added Wildcard Mode, which drops looting to focus on faster combat.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Six were killed, dozens injured, and fires and looting caused damage.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
In the wake of the disaster, desperation led to looting and violent crimes, especially in the Superdome, the city’s multipurpose stadium and makeshift shelter.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
The Nazi Party began looting art in the early 1930s from Jewish dealers who were forced to sell their valuables before fleeing to safety, and an official confiscation group called the Einsatzstab Reichsleiters Rosenberg (ERR) was created in 1940.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Reports of lawlessness spread, but Honoré said that people confused looting with survival.
—Reena Advani, NPR, 25 Aug. 2025
In response to questions from Reuters, OCHA attributed the drop to limits on the quantities allowed in, active conflict and desperation that results in looting.
—Dawoud Abu Alkas, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
The heist crew then spent eight hours looting the store, which held $20 million worth of high-end jewelry.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for looting
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While plundering a dungeon lair and stealing artifacts from a museum both have heist elements to them, Skullduggery looks into the other intrigues of adventures in urban environments.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The store released a black-and-white video showing the thieves, which appears to be at least four suspects, plundering the business.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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He was booked into Thurston County Jail on suspicion of robbery and aggravated battery, police said.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Sep. 2025
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But Tober says Zarutska’s death is less the fault of CATS fare enforcement than of the courts that let the suspect walk free despite an extensive record of mental health challenges and criminal charges, including charges for robbery with a dangerous weapon and communicating threats.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
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Amid the pillaging of homes, Roman magistrates were likely sent to the city to prevent an anarchic type of existence, based on ancient literary sources the authors referenced in the study.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Prediction market odds of Israel raiding a Gaza aid flotilla carrying climate activist Greta Thunberg are rising, jumping from less than 1 percent at the start of the month to nearly 80 percent by September 30, according to Polymarket.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Private equity firms have long cultivated a reputation for raiding Wall Street’s analyst pool, to the point where investment banks had to establish stronger boundaries recently.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Much of Russian research never fully recovered from the depredations of the Stalin era.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The pack consists of up to 15 wolves of various ages roaming federal public land near an active cattle grazing allotment, where many of the depredation incidents took place, according the memo.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Giants largely held Jayden Daniels in check, particularly after halftime, while sacking him 3 times.—
Howard Megdal,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Micah Parsons #1 of the Green Bay Packers reacts after sacking Jared Goff #16 of the Detroit Lions during the fourth quarter at Lambeau Field on September 07, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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First, the marauding, overlapping wing-backs drag markers away with decoy runs, opening up lanes for the attacking midfielders to exploit.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Reparations, long proposed as the only measure proportionate to the scale of racial plunder, look increasingly like a political, economic, and legal non-starter.—
Idrees Kahloon,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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Well, there’s this band of down-on-their-luck pirates, see, drawn to the scent of plunder and rousing dance numbers, coming together in another Citadel outdoor summer extravaganza full of music and fun for the whole family, according to the Citadel website.—
Gina Grillo,
Chicago Tribune,
21 July 2025
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“Looting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looting. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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