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 pre-deployment, coordinated with the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, is aimed at supporting local law enforcement, protecting peaceful demonstrators and preventing violence, vandalism and looting.
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Sacbee.com, 15 June 2025
Since Trump ordered the National Guard to Los Angeles, protests have at times descended into riots, with reports of arson, vandalism, looting and violent clashes with law enforcement.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
Waymo says each of its cars has 29 cameras — and the company has cooperated with police to help find vandalism suspects after the fact.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 14 June 2025
The woman had been in custody since Jan. 3 and was facing charges for assault with a deadly weapon, false imprisonment, and felony vandalism, according to the office.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
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Sacbee.com, 15 June 2025
Since Trump ordered the National Guard to Los Angeles, protests have at times descended into riots, with reports of arson, vandalism, looting and violent clashes with law enforcement.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
Waymo says each of its cars has 29 cameras — and the company has cooperated with police to help find vandalism suspects after the fact.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 14 June 2025
The woman had been in custody since Jan. 3 and was facing charges for assault with a deadly weapon, false imprisonment, and felony vandalism, according to the office.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vandalism
destruction
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Leave the innocents, the children, the ones who just want to live a simple life, out of the bombing and destruction.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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The result of these and other assaults, wrote Jed Kolko, a former undersecretary for economic affairs at the Commerce Department overseeing data operations at the Census Bureau and BEA, will include the destruction of trust in U.S. economic data.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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“Vandalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vandalism. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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