marauded

Definition of maraudednext
past tense of maraud
as in plundered
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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  • But Klaasen didn’t hold back and shared an 80-run stand with Nitish Kumar Reddy, who made 21, and then Salil Arora (30 not out) plundered three sixes and two fours as Hyderabad notched its fifth straight win.
    ABC News, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Five years after the Halifax Resolves were adopted, the British army briefly occupied the town and plundered its homes, according to the North Carolina Division of State Historic Sites and Properties.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
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  • Roughly 100,000 artworks were looted in France during the war, according to a report published by the Working Party on the Spoliation of Jews in France, set up by the French government in 1997.
    Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
  • Jenkins also admitted stealing cocaine, heroin, and marijuana—along with pharmaceuticals looted during the unrest following the death of Freddie Gray in 2015.
    Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 7 May 2026
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  • North Texas — whose roster was pillaged in the portal and saw its top players leave for Oklahoma State alongside former head coach Eric Morris — have signed 42 transfers.
    Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
  • In a landscape of sequels and overly pillaged IP, the Stranger Things finale is finite and close-ended, the credits rolling once and for all.
    Yohana Desta, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2026
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  • Starmer sacked Mandelson last September after a trove of emails revealed the depth of his ties with Epstein.
    Elizabeth Piper, USA Today, 7 May 2026
  • Three months later, the city sacked the police and fire chiefs, announcing the decision late on a Friday.
    John Aguilar, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
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  • The five autism service centers raided by federal law enforcement on Tuesday as part of an apparent series of fraud investigations all utilize money from the same state program that two other providers have already pleaded guilty to stealing from.
    Conor Wight, CBS News, 2 May 2026
  • Both restaurants, which were allegedly used in gambling operations, were raided by the FBI Wednesday.
    Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
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“Marauded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marauded. Accessed 10 May. 2026.

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