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
Los Angeles resident Kevin Antonio Hernandez was arrested Wednesday on felony vandalism charges.
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Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2026
Over the weekend, two Uber Eats delivery robots in Sheffield, UK suffered some extensive vandalism.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 2 Apr. 2026
Excessive drinking—which often resulted in mischief and vandalism—was discouraged, with newspapers calling for greater discipline, regulation, and surveillance.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 1 Apr. 2026
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani spoke out against two recent incidents of vandalism at Catholic churches in Queens as the New York City Police Department investigates the mid-March events as hate crimes.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026
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Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2026
Over the weekend, two Uber Eats delivery robots in Sheffield, UK suffered some extensive vandalism.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 2 Apr. 2026
Excessive drinking—which often resulted in mischief and vandalism—was discouraged, with newspapers calling for greater discipline, regulation, and surveillance.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 1 Apr. 2026
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani spoke out against two recent incidents of vandalism at Catholic churches in Queens as the New York City Police Department investigates the mid-March events as hate crimes.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 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
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The conflict looks set to batter allies’ economies by driving inflation up and hitting economic growth, while analysts have questioned the feasibility of Washington’s goals — whether regime change, or destruction of Tehran’s nuclear program or its missile stockpiles.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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The storm’s heavy rains caused widespread flooding that killed at least 43 people and led to the destruction of banana plantations, sorghum, beans, cassava, coffee and other crops as well as the loss of livestock.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
6 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 10 Apr. 2026.
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