as in defacer
a person who damages or destroys property on purpose
a group of vandals broke into the school and painted graffiti on the walls
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Recent Examples of vandal
If caught, the vandals could face serious consequences.
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Outside, 27 Jan. 2026
Over the next two months or so, work will focus inside the 190,000-square-foot, bunker-like structure — vacant for nearly two decades and long the target of vandals and the object of thieves who stripped the concrete structure of anything of value.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2026
This alleged vandal demanded to be called what name?
—FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
The vandals came at night Tarring the asphalt with the coward’s color.
—Ken Burns, The Atlantic, 28 Dec. 2025
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Outside, 27 Jan. 2026
Over the next two months or so, work will focus inside the 190,000-square-foot, bunker-like structure — vacant for nearly two decades and long the target of vandals and the object of thieves who stripped the concrete structure of anything of value.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2026
This alleged vandal demanded to be called what name?
—FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
The vandals came at night Tarring the asphalt with the coward’s color.
—Ken Burns, The Atlantic, 28 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for vandal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vandal
destroyer
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Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty Images All hail Anthropic, the destroyer of everything.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
15 Feb. 2026
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Yaxel Lendeborg, Michigan The connective tissue between Michigan’s gargantuan frontcourt and skilled backcourt, Lendeborg is the versatile destroyer that gives Dusty May tremendous lineup flexibility.—
Jim Root,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Vandal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vandal. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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