as in to plunder
to search through with the intent of committing robbery just for kicks, bored teenagers marauded neighborhood houses while their owners were away

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Recent Examples of maraud With China’s Salt typhoon hackers still marauding through networks, the threat has not gone away. Zak Doffman, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 The film captures Petty and the band at something of a transitional moment, moving from a marauding young group hungry for the road into professional musicians settling in for the long haul of their careers. Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024 Forces were seeking to suppress the marauding forces of Somali warlord Mohamed Farah Aided, who absconded with food aid deliveries meant to relieve a devastating famine. Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 31 May 2023 Civilians there have begun arming themselves against marauding militias and against the Rapid Support Forces, the paramilitary group fighting the Sudanese Army. Elian Peltier, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2023 See All Example Sentences for maraud
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  • While pestilence crept over the walls of cities and the countryside fell into desolation—many foreign conquerors of Europe knew how to fight and plunder but not to plow or sow—the monks preserved words.
    Bernd Roeck June 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
  • In the ears of Hollywood traditionalists, A.I. enthusiasts can morph into cartoon pirates arriving to plunder.
    Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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  • Noni finds him in Crete, where Lion’s crew of pirates, assembled from fighters from around the world, are currently pillaging and enslaving a town.
    Kambole Campbell, Variety, 9 June 2025
  • Angry over the tagless intruders' prior antics in pillaging their resources, a horde of players descend upon the USS Callister crew, who flee while digital Nanette makes her way to the engine in the hopes of finding a solve.
    Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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  • Eight days later, in a game relocated to Glendale, Ariz., because of deadly wildfires in Southern California, Darnold was sacked nine times and had two turnovers (including a fumble returned for touchdown) in a 27-9 loss.
    Michael Silver, New York Times, 19 June 2025
  • Nix turned the ball over just eight times and was sacked 20 times in those final 13 games.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 17 June 2025
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  • Decades of despoiling water bodies have taken a terrible toll, filling water bodies with fetid algae that blocks sunlight and smothers the native seagrass beds that are a main food source for manatees.
    Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2025
  • Gaddis was an obscure state employee who was fired from his job last summer after leaking details of a secret plot by the DeSantis administration to despoil nine pristine Florida state parks with golf courses, pickleball courts and resort-style lodges — all to benefit his wealthy friends.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2025
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  • On Wednesday, aid reached Gaza’s main city for the first time since March after deliveries were plagued by looting and coordination issues between aid agencies and the Israeli military.
    Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
  • The statues, stolen from Benin City in modern-day Nigeria, were looted by British troops at the end of the 19th century and sold on to museums across Europe.
    Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 23 June 2025

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“Maraud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maraud. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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