spoliate

verb

Definition of spoliatenext
as in to wipe out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoliate
  1. wipe out
  2. sack
  3. tear down
  4. plunder
  5. loot
  6. destroy
  7. sabotage
  8. pillage
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  • The two once presented a live demo minutes after a computer cloud crash wiped out their materials, winning anyway after Andreou pitched the product entirely from memory.
    — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 27 June 2026
  • Widespread flooding across Kentucky has left at least four dead Saturday, prompting dozens of rescues after heavy rains wiped out bridges, inundated roads and flooded homes, with more significant rainfall on the way.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
Definition of wipe out
Verb
  • At Universal Studios’ CityWalk, the original from the film — last seen on screen in flames as Troy was brutally sacked by Damon’s army of rampaging Greeks — is on display outside the AMC Universal Cinema.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 13 July 2026
  • This time last year, the 52-year-old was sacked as Red Bull’s team principal after 20 years.
    — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of sack
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  • In his follow up email on Wednesday, Harper said engineers had concluded the bridge should be torn down.
    — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 16 July 2026
  • Especially as more and more of Charlotte’s historic buildings are being torn down.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2026
Definition of tear down
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  • Meanwhile, Lohar’s surviving mercenaries are plundering villages.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026
  • Or was the hole man-made with a malevolent intent, perhaps plundering a grave for artifacts?
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026
Definition of plunder
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  • Fifty-nine antiquities looted from Italy, Iraq, and Indonesia, including 45 seized from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, have been returned to their countries of origin, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 9 July 2026
  • According to the General Authority for Antiquities and Museums in Yemen, 28 Yemeni artifacts held in London have been looted from their country of origin.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 7 July 2026
Definition of loot
Verb
  • But there have been no exact numbers of how many missiles and drones Iran had when the war began or how many have since been used or destroyed.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Severe droughts and searing heat across vast swathes of southern Europe destroyed large parts of the olive oil harvest, culminating in a dizzying price rally that shocked industry veterans and consumers alike.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 17 July 2026
Definition of destroy
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Centre 16 is formally recognized as the group behind a December 2025 attempt to sabotage power plants in Poland.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 14 July 2026
  • In other words, the industry has long treated sound as important enough to sabotage strategically when combatting piracy.
    — Damion Taylor, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of sabotage
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  • At a time when security measures were more relaxed, hard-up antique print dealer Robert Kindred spent the summer of 1980 pillaging rare books and antique illustrations from academic libraries nationwide.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 15 July 2026
  • Unfortunately, a group of eastern kings pillage Sodom and Gomorrah and take Lot captive along with others.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026
Definition of pillage
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“Spoliate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoliate. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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