Thesaurus results for MARAUDING

marauding 1 of 2

noun

as in plundering

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marauding

2 of 2

verb

present participle of maraud

as in pillaging

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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Noun

Article continues below Unfortunately, a passing asteroid deposits a killer alien robot in their midst, and the soldiers must fend for themselves as this marauding mech stalks them with guns and lasers blazing. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 10 Mar. 2026 Rutter, the club’s record £40m buy from Leeds United, was an instant hit last season with insatiable work rate and marauding runs until an ankle injury ruled him out from March for the rest of the campaign. — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026 But that episode feels inorganic to the more sober prevailing tone, even if the marauding savages might suggest otherwise. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019

Verb

Supposedly posing a threat to their idyll on the outskirts are various marauding splinter groups running amok through the barren wasteland of the American Mountain West. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Aug. 2026 Other skulls and long bones uncovered at the site, which Carr says was among the most important in Miami-Dade, were destroyed by a gang of marauding boys. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026 Between matches, fans were able to relax with a somewhat less-marauding version of Haaland, as the 25-year-old put in an appearance on the late-night show FIFA World Cup on Fox After Hours with James Corden. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 June 2026 The showpiece against the hosts was the first genuinely one-sided final in the competition, with the Swedes unable to cope with Pele, Vava, Garrincha and the marauding Djalma Santos. — Will Jeanes, New York Times, 20 June 2026 But the porcine population has ballooned and now everyone’s up to their eyes in rampaging, marauding boars. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 16 June 2026 It was founded in 1621 as a garrison against the marauding Danes. — Laura Moser, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2026 But when a boy is killed, and with throngs of beachgoers en route for the July 4th holiday, Brody teams with oceanographer Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) and shark hunter Quint (Robert Shaw) to track down and kill the marauding Great White Shark. — David Faris, TheWeek, 29 Apr. 2026 The war ends, and marauding Russians confiscate the family estate. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026

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Noun

In Nolan’s telling, his deceit and plundering portend the collapse of the Bronze Age—a foreboding warning about greedy, fading empires that feels a little too relevant.

— Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026
Some have traveled farther as part of colonial-era collections — as far as the British Museum — and been returned; a story unto itself about the plundering of the natural world in the age of empire, and institutions reckoning with their inheritance.

— Tom Page, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026

Definition of plundering

Verb

Sudan’s civil war, a conflict credibly described as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, has seen violence matched only by the belligerents’ rapacity in pillaging the country’s riches.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Sometimes the very entities owning these hospitals and nursing homes are purposely bankrupting them, pillaging them of their value to maximize the owners’ profits.

— Peter Ubel, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of pillaging

Noun

Much of it can be subsistence looting, with people selling antiquities because their livelihoods have been disrupted by war.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Cabinet members reserve almost a fifth of the government’s vaccine stockpile for themselves, and the public reacts with mass looting and violent civil unrest.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026

Definition of looting

Verb

The Raiders dominated the line of scrimmage, sacking Malik Willis five times and holding De'Von Achane — who rushed for 1,350 yards in 2025 — to 36 yards on 11 carries.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Minnesota pressured Love on 13 snaps in the second half, sacking him four times, and left the Packers out of sorts.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of sacking

Verb

On Sunday, Turkish authorities cracked down on multiple LGBTQ+ groups and individuals, detaining dozens of members, breaking into association offices and raiding popular hangouts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
College sports’ current arms race of money, along with unrestricted transfers, is threatening to shut out rising challengers like UConn football, with rich teams now dangling lucrative offers and raiding talent like never before.

— U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of raiding

Noun

Melissa Farris, 41, of Elizabethtown, was arrested on federal charges of depredation against property of the United States and destruction of veterans' memorials, according to previous reporting.

— Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Aug. 2026
She was charged with depredation against federal property and destruction of veterans’ memorials.

— Liam Scott, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of depredation

Noun

On social media, Tan was pugilistic to the point of belligerence, casting his political enemies as corrupt malefactors responsible for the despoliation of his beloved city.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
In the face of such extensive despoliation, grassroots opposition has emerged.

— Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025

Definition of despoliation

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