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
Ozzy Lusth is marauding through the jungle, Sandra Diaz-Twine is lunging out of a shelter, and Johnny Fairplay’s real grandmother fake dies.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
But their deployment, marauding the streets of American communities, operating with military posture and lethal force, supersedes that mission and strikes at the heart of constitutional governance.
—Larry Pino, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
In this instance, the protests were combined with citizen surveillance of marauding federal agents, primarily through the use of smartphone recordings.
—Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
There is no conspiracy to chase Colorado ranchers off of public lands with marauding bands of gray wolves.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
But their deployment, marauding the streets of American communities, operating with military posture and lethal force, supersedes that mission and strikes at the heart of constitutional governance.
—Larry Pino, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
In this instance, the protests were combined with citizen surveillance of marauding federal agents, primarily through the use of smartphone recordings.
—Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
There is no conspiracy to chase Colorado ranchers off of public lands with marauding bands of gray wolves.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maraud
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But Texas Tech isn't the only program from the Lone Star State whose commit list LSU is plundering.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
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Later on, plundering Barbary pirates raided Mallorca, looting possessions, slaughtering inhabitants and capturing others for the slave trade.—
Norma Meyer,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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OpenAI has been pillaging Apple’s hardware engineering ranks for talent to work on competitors to Apple’s smart home and mobile devices, while Meta is revamping its own AI wearables.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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Then Joe Biden and his corrupt administration comes along and makes matters worse, allowing thousands of criminals to enter our country illegally, pillaging Americans while being pampered in luxury hotels on our dime.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Lopetegui was sacked by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) the next day and replaced by Fernando Hierro.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Opponents sacked Herbert 54 times last season, a career high.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
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In the 21st century, oil extraction has become a serious threat to Ecuadoran Amazonia, with large swaths of forest, often located in Indigenous territories, despoiled by the release of wastewater from the wells.—
Stanley Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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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
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Police stopped the violence there that night, but more racist beatings and looting erupted downtown.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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Russia utilizes short-term instability to essentially loot developing countries to prop up its own beleaguered economy, which is dragged down by sanctions.—
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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“Maraud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maraud. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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