as in looted
to search through with the intent of committing robbery
the escaped convict plundered the house in search of valuables
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Recent Examples of plundered
Along with goods for trade and plundered wealth, concepts of the soul have traveled the networks of empire.
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David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The 18 runs plundered off one over was the most Jasprit Bumrah had ever conceded in Tests, leaving the bowler perplexed as he was replaced.
—Sam Dalling, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
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These will hold a particular interest for the Bloomsbury enthusiast because the majority of them are previously unpublished (an impressive feat, given how often the various archives have been plundered by other biographers).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, 4 Sep. 2025
For decades, the terrorist group has plundered Gaza and sacrificed its people in pursuit of an unending messianic war to eliminate the Jewish state.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2025
Villagers plundered the shrine and sold the bronzes to antiquities dealers like Robert Hecht, who faced allegations of smuggling before his death in 2012.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Feb. 2025
British and American soldiers plundered that area of New Jersey so heavily that all provisions became scarce.
—John Laycock, Baltimore Sun, 27 Dec. 2024
All three were plundered by thieves in ancient and medieval times, so many of the items originally left are no longer there.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The 18 runs plundered off one over was the most Jasprit Bumrah had ever conceded in Tests, leaving the bowler perplexed as he was replaced.
—Sam Dalling, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
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These will hold a particular interest for the Bloomsbury enthusiast because the majority of them are previously unpublished (an impressive feat, given how often the various archives have been plundered by other biographers).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, 4 Sep. 2025
For decades, the terrorist group has plundered Gaza and sacrificed its people in pursuit of an unending messianic war to eliminate the Jewish state.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2025
Villagers plundered the shrine and sold the bronzes to antiquities dealers like Robert Hecht, who faced allegations of smuggling before his death in 2012.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Feb. 2025
British and American soldiers plundered that area of New Jersey so heavily that all provisions became scarce.
—John Laycock, Baltimore Sun, 27 Dec. 2024
All three were plundered by thieves in ancient and medieval times, so many of the items originally left are no longer there.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plundered
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Thieves looted France’s most famous crown jewels, including an emerald necklace and earrings from the matching set of Empress Marie-Louise, as Fox News Digital previously reported about the Louvre heist.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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According to a report by the Human Rights Defense Network, at least 148 people were killed, many burned alive; 62 houses were torched, and another 26 houses were looted.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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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
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To sum up, that is four different managers over five spells, none of whom were actually sacked, just seven league wins, and one calamitous relegation.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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Wentz was also sacked five times.—
Anne Erickson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Authorities had raided a San Francisco home connected to Chee days after the blast.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Thieves raided the Apollo Gallery on the Louvre’s upper floor last weekend, which houses the French Crown Jewels.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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Hours after thieves launched a brazen heist at the Louvre in Paris, another French museum was ransacked.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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The prosecution said Hernandez hit Murray's wife and bound her with duct tape in the kitchen and Zuazo ransacked the house.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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