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
Without insurance, their properties were vulnerable to fire or vandalism.
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Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Data collected by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, CatholicVote, and the A-Mark Foundation all point to high levels of vandalism, arson, threats, and shootings targeting Catholic churches in recent years.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2025
Also in 2014, police responded to a report of vandalism at the home.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2025
This ultimately led to vandalism of the equipment and irreparable damage to the playing surface.
—Laurie Winkless, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Data collected by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, CatholicVote, and the A-Mark Foundation all point to high levels of vandalism, arson, threats, and shootings targeting Catholic churches in recent years.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2025
Also in 2014, police responded to a report of vandalism at the home.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2025
This ultimately led to vandalism of the equipment and irreparable damage to the playing surface.
—Laurie Winkless, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vandalism
Noun
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Critical wildlife habitat may be put at risk for alteration or wholesale destruction.—
Ryan Gellert,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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But tenants have little legal footing to stand on in combating that destruction.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 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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Tuesday’s alert is the latest in what’s been a string of hateful defacements this summer.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Vandalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vandalism. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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