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
Nichols faces multiple felony charges including burglary, attempted forcible entry, and vandalism, according to jail records.
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Cierra Morgan
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april 13, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
In a high-profile case of vandalism, 2025 saw Nikos Papadopoulos, a far-right MP with Greece’s Niki party, accused of damaging four artworks by Christoforos Katsadiotis, three of which resembled religious icons.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
While vandalism decreased in five of six study areas, disorderly conduct was too common to show any significant decrease.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
Places of worship, both synagogues and churches, have faced vandalism and threats.
—Fabienne Perlov, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
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Cierra Morgan
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april 13, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
In a high-profile case of vandalism, 2025 saw Nikos Papadopoulos, a far-right MP with Greece’s Niki party, accused of damaging four artworks by Christoforos Katsadiotis, three of which resembled religious icons.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
While vandalism decreased in five of six study areas, disorderly conduct was too common to show any significant decrease.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
Places of worship, both synagogues and churches, have faced vandalism and threats.
—Fabienne Perlov, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vandalism
Noun
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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
Noun
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The fighting has carved a path of destruction from agricultural towns near the border to Beirut, killing more than 2,000 people and displacing in excess of 1 million others, according to Lebanese authorities.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Washington wanted to test if the Iranian command, after seeing the destruction from six weeks of war and the killing of its Supreme Leader, would now bend to its will, experts said.—
Saeed Shah,
Time,
13 Apr. 2026
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This can include denial-of-service attacks, in which hackers try to jam a network so legitimate users cannot use it, and website defacements, which can prevent a company from communicating with customers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 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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“Vandalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vandalism. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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