as in vandalization
deliberate damaging or destroying of another's property
anyone guilty of vandalism to university property will be expelled
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Recent Examples of vandalism
Lacy confirmed police have been previously called to the church for vandalism of a sign.
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Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
The violence resulted in three deaths, dozens of injuries and 44 arrests, amid multiple incidents of rape, vandalism and arson.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 19 Oct. 2025
This incident earlier this year came amid anti-DOGE protests at Musk’s Tesla stores, and after reports of vandalism against Tesla dealerships.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
While some individuals identifying with Antifa have engaged in vandalism or confrontations at protests, most activity linked to the movement involves counter-demonstrations, community organizing, and local activism.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
The violence resulted in three deaths, dozens of injuries and 44 arrests, amid multiple incidents of rape, vandalism and arson.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 19 Oct. 2025
This incident earlier this year came amid anti-DOGE protests at Musk’s Tesla stores, and after reports of vandalism against Tesla dealerships.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
While some individuals identifying with Antifa have engaged in vandalism or confrontations at protests, most activity linked to the movement involves counter-demonstrations, community organizing, and local activism.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vandalism
Noun
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Some city governments gave up on Columbus statues after multiple rounds of vandalization and decided to remove them, like in New Haven, Connecticut.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Perhaps, curled inside the turbulent virginal atmosphere, Helm dreams of being a storm, has a prophetic vision of destruction, feels a natural calling.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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What divides him from Burton is that Hopkins, by a miracle, summoned the clarity to renounce his own destruction.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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After a while, sticky notes appear, written by someone else who’s not exactly pleased about the doodler’s defacement of the only astronomy reference work in the school library.—
Caroline Carlson,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The tactics have transcended low-level website defacements and data theft too and now extend to more destructive attacks on systems such as energy grids, gas pipelines, and undersea cables.—
Brian Walsh,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Vandalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vandalism. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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