as in vandalism
deliberate damaging or destroying of another's property
the trashing of his apartment was the work of his ex-girlfriend, who apparently did not take the breakup very well
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1
as in attacking
to criticize harshly and usually publicly
a stand-up comedian who humorously trashes the motley crew of people who bug her
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2
as in destroying
to deliberately cause the damage or destruction of another's property
someone had broken into the gym and trashed the decorations for the dance
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3
as in dismissing
to express scornfully one's low opinion of
a club member who trashes every idea that isn't hers
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4
as in assaulting
to take sudden, violent action against
gangs of young punks would trash the encampment of homeless men just for sport
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Recent Examples of trashing
Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 31 Jan. 2026
In some cases, shipping companies end up trashing packages.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
Trump lavishly praised the justices who voted his way ― Brett Kavanaugh, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito ― while continually trashing the ones who didn't.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Critics are trashing Melania the doc, as reflected by its current 6 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 1 Feb. 2026
Perhaps trashing the visiting locker room like a hair metal band in 1987?
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
Cooper later deleted the posts, but Broncos fans absolutely loved him for trashing the Chiefs.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Dec. 2025
Songz was accused of trashing the Joe Louis Arena stage in Detroit in 2016 after his microphone was shut off during a show.
—Emma Butts, NBC news, 16 Dec. 2025
Amid tariffs, some shipping companies wind up trashing some packages.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Michael Jackson was trashing the studio!
—Dan Beck, Variety, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
The trashing performance also marked the return of Foos guitarist Pat Smear, who had been sidelined with a broken foot when the band played a benefit weeks earlier.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 31 Jan. 2026
In some cases, shipping companies end up trashing packages.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
Rioters were trashing and burning Tehran in opposition to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, while the Shah's secret police, SAVAK, arrested the major opposition figure who was about to call on Pahlavi to leave Iran to make way for a democratic Islamic state.
—Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
Trump lavishly praised the justices who voted his way ― Brett Kavanaugh, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito ― while continually trashing the ones who didn't.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Critics are trashing Melania the doc, as reflected by its current 6 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 1 Feb. 2026
Perhaps trashing the visiting locker room like a hair metal band in 1987?
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
Cooper later deleted the posts, but Broncos fans absolutely loved him for trashing the Chiefs.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Dec. 2025
Songz was accused of trashing the Joe Louis Arena stage in Detroit in 2016 after his microphone was shut off during a show.
—Emma Butts, NBC news, 16 Dec. 2025
Amid tariffs, some shipping companies wind up trashing some packages.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Michael Jackson was trashing the studio!
—Dan Beck, Variety, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trashing
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Anyone with information on the vandalism is asked to call Coral Springs police or Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Note that vandalism is usually excluded, too, but only because homeowner’s insurance will often cover that instead.—
Dan Simms,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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There are outside groups aligned with Democrats, yet much of their spending has focused on attacking Collins, rather than supporting a Democratic primary candidate.—
Steve Mistler,
NPR,
26 Mar. 2026
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Regardless, there’s no excuse — even in hard knocks politics — for attacking someone because of his disability.—
George Skelton,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Pentagon has generally lumped it into the first objective of destroying Iran’s missile capability.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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But there may be an answer, or at least a compromise that will satisfy those unhappy with the idea of destroying a usable building.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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Minnesota public universities can continue to offer in-state tuition and scholarships to some immigrants in the country without legal status, a federal judge ruled on Friday, dismissing a lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice last summer that attempted to halt the programs.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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While widely dismissing the appeal, the Court also referred preliminary questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) regarding certain aspects of the obligation mechanism, leaving the legal debate open.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2026
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Arnold's name was first brought up in the case after 23-year-old Boakai Hilton, who is believed to be an associate of Arnold, Arianna Del Valle, Jasmine Randazzo, Christion Williams, Lyndell Hudson and Freddie Hughes were arrested for allegedly kidnapping three men and assaulting them.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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According to a 911 call log, a caller reported that her boyfriend was assaulting her at that address.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2026
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Riverside has both a community center named for Chavez and a bronze statue — often the target of vandalization — on the Main Street pedestrian mall in the city’s downtown.—
Ryan Carter,
Daily News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Police said officers from the 116th Precinct had been alerted to the vandalization in the neighborhood and found 11 different police vehicles, both marked and unmarked, with damage.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
13 Nov. 2025
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Democrats, especially, are slamming the move to deploy them in place of TSA officers, since the tactics used for immigration enforcement are some of the main reasons for the government shutdown in the first place.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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The Tucson hit both vehicles before slamming into the police cruiser and the tractor-trailer, cops said.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Baumann testified that Evetts joined him in vandalizing the vehicles parked in the facility’s adjacent lot and breaking a surveillance camera.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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William Defoor, 26, was accused of breaking a window to enter Vance’s home and vandalizing a USSS vehicle, law enforcement officials told The Associated Press in January.—
Ryan Mancini,
The Hill,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Trashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trashing. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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