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
In 2024, the unfinished towers became a major downtown eyesore after graffiti vandals covered at least 25 floors, followed by dangerous stunts including base jumping that were captured on video and widely shared on social media.
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City News Service, Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
Somehow, sources said, the vandals also damaged a master door controller — the control panel that allows a train operator or conductor to open and close the train’s doors.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
The mysterious case of a chain-saw-wielding vandal who appeared to randomly terrorize trees in and around downtown Los Angeles last year has come to an anticlimactic close.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2026
The mural can't be covered with anti-graffiti coating until it's completely finished, so Act 4 SA plans to install cameras and lights to deter potential vandals until then.
—Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Feb. 2026
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City News Service, Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
Somehow, sources said, the vandals also damaged a master door controller — the control panel that allows a train operator or conductor to open and close the train’s doors.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
The mysterious case of a chain-saw-wielding vandal who appeared to randomly terrorize trees in and around downtown Los Angeles last year has come to an anticlimactic close.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2026
The mural can't be covered with anti-graffiti coating until it's completely finished, so Act 4 SA plans to install cameras and lights to deter potential vandals until then.
—Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vandal
destroyer
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The North's official Korean Central News Agency said Kim, during his visits to the western shipyard of Nampo on Tuesday and Wednesday, also inspected the construction of a third destroyer of the same class as his 5,000-ton warship, the Choe Hyon, first unveiled in April 2025.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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The United Kingdom will send four additional RAF Typhoon jets to reinforce its squadron in Qatar, deploy Wildcat helicopters with anti-drone capabilities to Cyprus and dispatch the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dragon to the eastern Mediterranean.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Vandal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vandal. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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