pillaged

past tense of pillage
as in plundered
to search through with the intent of committing robbery soldiers pillaging the countryside for anything of value

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Recent Examples of pillaged At the same time, members of the powerful Viv Ansanm gang coalition had pillaged and/or burned at least 410 residences and other buildings, including six schools, health centers and local nongovernmental organizations during the period. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pillaged
Verb
  • The towns of Harrisonville, Butler and Osceola were plundered during Bleeding Kansas.
    Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
  • These will hold a particular interest for the Bloomsbury enthusiast because the majority of them are previously unpublished (an impressive feat, given how often the various archives have been plundered by other biographers).
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
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  • Protesters smashed windows and looted local businesses and set government buildings on fire.
    Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Healthcare workers are routinely kidnaped and ambulances targeted and looted.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Buckeyes sacked him four times.
    Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Mac Jones was strip-sacked in the second quarter for a defensive touchdown, the beginning of the end for the Bill Belichick era.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
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  • Multiple smoke shops in Connecticut that were raided had been caught selling products to minors.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The charges come after the FBI in June 2022 raided at least three churches associated with the House of Prayer Christian Churches in Georgia and Texas, established just miles from Fort Gordon, Fort Stewart and Fort Hood.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Pillaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pillaged. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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