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
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.
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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
Norway will be appearing at their first major tournament since Euro 2000, but having plundered a remarkable 37 goals in their eight qualifying matches (which included an 11-1 shellacking of Moldova in which Haaland scored five goals), Stale Solbakken’s side could be one of the teams to watch.
—Tom Williams, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Magyar has called for all of Orbán’s cronies in the government to resign and has committed to holding to account those who plundered Hungary.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
The collapse of Prospect Medical, a for-profit hospital chain plundered by private equity and the company’s management, has generated a painful litany of woes.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 9 Apr. 2026
Before being definitively plundered, the museum was home to the most comprehensive Nubian archaeological collection in the world.
—News Desk, Artforum, 17 Mar. 2026
The area has been plundered for centuries.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
Monster bamboo, bougainvillea, and banana plants crashed in from the roadside; a tin roof sagged under the weight of a gaggle of marabou storks; baboons plundered trash cans at a highway intersection.
—Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
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
Norway will be appearing at their first major tournament since Euro 2000, but having plundered a remarkable 37 goals in their eight qualifying matches (which included an 11-1 shellacking of Moldova in which Haaland scored five goals), Stale Solbakken’s side could be one of the teams to watch.
—Tom Williams, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Magyar has called for all of Orbán’s cronies in the government to resign and has committed to holding to account those who plundered Hungary.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
The collapse of Prospect Medical, a for-profit hospital chain plundered by private equity and the company’s management, has generated a painful litany of woes.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 9 Apr. 2026
Before being definitively plundered, the museum was home to the most comprehensive Nubian archaeological collection in the world.
—News Desk, Artforum, 17 Mar. 2026
The area has been plundered for centuries.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
Monster bamboo, bougainvillea, and banana plants crashed in from the roadside; a tin roof sagged under the weight of a gaggle of marabou storks; baboons plundered trash cans at a highway intersection.
—Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plundered
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Hospitals that haven’t been looted, burned or shuttered are dealing with limited budgets and the tightening grip of armed gangs.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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After the supermarket burned down and his mom’s store was looted during the 1992 Los Angeles riots, his family relocated to Hawaii.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
10 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
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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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In the 21st century, oil extraction has become a serious threat to Ecuadoran Amazonia, with large swaths of forest, often located in Indigenous territories, despoiled by the release of wastewater from the wells.—
Stanley Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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United also won the FA Cup under Erik ten Hag in 2024 though he was sacked later that year and replaced by Ruben Amorim, who himself was dismissed in January 2026.—
Sam Joseph,
New York Times,
15 May 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
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The action came three months after French law enforcement authorities raided X’s Paris office and summoned Musk for questioning.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
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The Upper East Side townhouse had been raided by the FBI two years earlier.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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The Ventura County Sheriff's Office said one of the victims returned right after the burglary happened and found their home ransacked, with the suspects getting away with $100,000 worth of their valuables.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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On May 5, a person returned to their Westlake Village home and found that the house had been ransacked and multiple things had been stolen.—
Fedor Zarkhin,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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“Plundered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plundered. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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