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
The towns of Harrisonville, Butler and Osceola were plundered during Bleeding Kansas.
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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These will hold a particular interest for the Bloomsbury enthusiast because the majority of them are previously unpublished (an impressive feat, given how often the various archives have been plundered by other biographers).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
Otto Frank requested that the spaces, plundered by the Nazis, remain vacant, their barrenness attesting to profound loss.
—Laurel Graeber, New York Times, 22 Jan. 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
Along with thousands of others, these artifacts were plundered by French colonial troops in 1892.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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These will hold a particular interest for the Bloomsbury enthusiast because the majority of them are previously unpublished (an impressive feat, given how often the various archives have been plundered by other biographers).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
Otto Frank requested that the spaces, plundered by the Nazis, remain vacant, their barrenness attesting to profound loss.
—Laurel Graeber, New York Times, 22 Jan. 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
Along with thousands of others, these artifacts were plundered by French colonial troops in 1892.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plundered
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Protesters smashed windows and looted local businesses and set government buildings on fire.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Healthcare workers are routinely kidnaped and ambulances targeted and looted.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 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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The Buckeyes sacked him four times.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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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
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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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Much of the day resembled a game of cat-and-mouse between protesters and police, with flareups like in Rennes, the capital city of Brittany, northwest France, where a bus was ransacked and set on fire.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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In 2011, thieves ransacked the Yangs’ house, hunting for their property deed.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Plundered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plundered. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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