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
The outlet also did not receive an answer on whether the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce plans to file a police report for trespassing and vandalism.
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Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
Police officials said Friday that Sean McCune, 53, and Megan Garfield, 41, both of Sacramento County, now face charges of assault with a deadly weapon, felony vandalism and conspiracy charges in connection with this incident.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The South End was the first neighborhood to outright ban the practice in 2015, though some have still used space savers and incidents of vandalism continued in the neighborhood as recently as 2021.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 26 Jan. 2026
Protestors who were not arrested denied that any vandalism took place.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
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Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
Police officials said Friday that Sean McCune, 53, and Megan Garfield, 41, both of Sacramento County, now face charges of assault with a deadly weapon, felony vandalism and conspiracy charges in connection with this incident.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The South End was the first neighborhood to outright ban the practice in 2015, though some have still used space savers and incidents of vandalism continued in the neighborhood as recently as 2021.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 26 Jan. 2026
Protestors who were not arrested denied that any vandalism took place.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vandalism
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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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In June 2025, EOS demonstrated the destruction of a tank using a Rodeur 330 fitted with an inert warhead, controlled via FPV.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Jan. 2026
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While navigating Westport by car or on foot is chaotic right now, the goal is to prevent destruction in the future.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
26 Jan. 2026
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The defacements concerned city officials enough that Los Angeles Metro buses with Melania ads have been routed from some neighborhoods into other, presumably Melania-friendlier zones.—
Eve Batey,
Vanity Fair,
31 Jan. 2026
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Palombo learned of the complete defacement through private messages on his social media channels.—
Gabriele Regalbuto,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Vandalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vandalism. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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