spoliating

verb

present participle of spoliate
as in plundering

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  1. plundering
  2. wiping out
  3. looting
  4. marauding
  5. sacking
  6. tearing down
  7. pillaging
  8. ransacking
Verb
  • In fact, plundering England’s lower leagues is a rich source of unique goals, from Ballard’s spectacular effort to this cheeky one from Crewe Alexandra striker Josh March in their 1-0 League Two win over Northampton on Saturday.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Nearly three decades later, Cornelius is still partying and plundering, though usually in a more relaxed fashion and with less of a Beach Boys influence.
    — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of plundering
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  • Shares slumped 16% for a third straight session of losses, wiping out $400 billion in market cap on Monday alone.
    — Gail Krishnan, CNBC, 23 June 2026
  • The prospect of even a mini-Dust Bowl is alarming as the original disaster during the Great Depression sent dust clouds across rural America, wiping out entire communities and triggering mass migration to other parts of the country.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 June 2026
Definition of wiping out
Verb
  • Widespread unrest watch now Since late September, France has seen violent protests across the country, with demonstrations dissolving into riots and looting in late October.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Germany faced its own challenges after nationwide protests Saturday ended with rioters attacking police and looting stores in some cities.
    — Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of looting
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  • After two years of MAGA marauding freely throughout the capital, the libs were soon to be back in charge—of Congress, at least.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the bubble wrap will be coming off against a marauding Denver defense.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of marauding
Verb
  • The Dolphins' defense held, though, sacking Goff on third down to force a real punt.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The underlying data shows the Chiefs should be sacking the quarterback at a higher rate already, albeit still not near an elite rate.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of sacking
Verb
  • Crews with heavy machinery began tearing down the shuttered Macy’s store at the Oviedo Mall this week to make way for hundreds of new high-end apartments.
    — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2026
  • However, if don’t go tearing down your own accept wallpaper just yet.
    — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of tearing down
Verb
  • Sudan’s civil war, a conflict credibly described as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, has seen violence matched only by the belligerents’ rapacity in pillaging the country’s riches.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Sometimes the very entities owning these hospitals and nursing homes are purposely bankrupting them, pillaging them of their value to maximize the owners’ profits.
    — Peter Ubel, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of pillaging
Verb
  • The other incident involved the May 2019 ransacking in the Senate chamber.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The nineteenth century saw authors in other countries (Germany, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Norway) attempting to firm up their nationalist claims by ransacking popular ballads, rustic legends, and oral traditions.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of ransacking
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