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plundering

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verb

present participle of plunder
as in pillaging
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 Synonyms for plundering
Noun
  • The suspect took a seat in the lounge area of the bank after committing the robbery, according to police.
    Jason Green, Mercury News, 25 June 2025
  • Rancho police said the robbery took place at roughly 8:30 p.m. on Moraine Circle.
    Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
Verb
  • Dallas sacking Washington’s quarterbacks six times — Daniels four times — on Sunday upped the Commanders’ allowed sacks total to 22 over the last five games.
    Ben Standig, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Dallas sacking Washington’s quarterbacks six times — Daniels four times — on Sunday upped the Commanders’ allowed sacks total to 22 over the last five games.
    Ben Standig, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • At the Jeu de Paume museum, Valland took many risks to safeguard its treasures and record the massive plunder of artwork across France.
    Pat Tompkins, AFAR Media, 18 June 2025
  • Trouble is, the elder Broadway managed to cheat St. Christopher out of his share of the plunder.
    Joe Leydon, Variety, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • From Central America to West Africa, Greece to Indonesia, Clapp serves up a stirring picture of the deliberate and surprisingly profitable despoliation of one half of the planet by the other.
    Ian Volner, New York Times, 1 May 2025
  • For that reason, the Abraham Accords lie in tatters - a despoliation very deliberately aimed at by Iran and Hamas via October 7.
    Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Plundering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plundering. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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