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 thefts come amid a rash of anti-LGBTQ+ vandalism and thefts.
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Samantha Riedel, Them., 29 Oct. 2025
Sino-Metals blamed the dam collapse on vandalism and heavy rainfall, but the company has reportedly sought to ensure that any compensation is tied to silence.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Both acts of vandalism were captured on security video.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2025
Toilet papering someone’s house can be considered vandalism and lead to a misdemeanor charge in California, or even a felony charge if the damage caused amounts to over $400, according to SCV Bail Bonds and Kann California Law Group.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
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Samantha Riedel, Them., 29 Oct. 2025
Sino-Metals blamed the dam collapse on vandalism and heavy rainfall, but the company has reportedly sought to ensure that any compensation is tied to silence.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Both acts of vandalism were captured on security video.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2025
Toilet papering someone’s house can be considered vandalism and lead to a misdemeanor charge in California, or even a felony charge if the damage caused amounts to over $400, according to SCV Bail Bonds and Kann California Law Group.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vandalism
Noun
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Some city governments gave up on Columbus statues after multiple rounds of vandalization and decided to remove them, like in New Haven, Connecticut.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There are two questions Gazans have usually asked each other since the start of this campaign of unrelenting and systematic destruction, starvation, displacement and mass killing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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But catastrophes also tend to reveal deficits in society, and the patterns of destruction and abandonment that followed the fire—which have roots in America’s past and its present—tell us something about the country’s future, too.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
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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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After a while, sticky notes appear, written by someone else who’s not exactly pleased about the doodler’s defacement of the only astronomy reference work in the school library.—
Caroline Carlson,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Vandalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vandalism. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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