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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Natasha Cohen, who lives around the block from where the vandalism took place, is also accused of leaving a brick with a swastika drawn on it atop the Tesla outside a yeshiva on Ditmas Ave.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
Despite the fact that every Tesla vehicle is equipped with surveillance cameras, which the vehicle manufacturer calls Sentry Mode, unmitigated Tesla vandalism continues to grow.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
President Trump, meanwhile, has labeled Tesla vandalism an act of domestic terrorism and threatened to send perpetrators to an El Salvador prison.
—Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
Tesla arson defendants to face 'full force of law,' AG Bondi says
Wagner is the fifth person to face federal charges in connection with the recent spate of vandalism incidents involving Tesla, according to Bondi.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2025
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
Despite the fact that every Tesla vehicle is equipped with surveillance cameras, which the vehicle manufacturer calls Sentry Mode, unmitigated Tesla vandalism continues to grow.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
President Trump, meanwhile, has labeled Tesla vandalism an act of domestic terrorism and threatened to send perpetrators to an El Salvador prison.
—Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
Tesla arson defendants to face 'full force of law,' AG Bondi says
Wagner is the fifth person to face federal charges in connection with the recent spate of vandalism incidents involving Tesla, according to Bondi.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vandalism
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Faced with the raging wars of recent years, with their inhuman horrors and countless deaths and destruction, Pope Francis incessantly raised his voice imploring peace and calling for reason and honest negotiation to find possible solutions.—
ABC NEWS,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2025
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From hurricanes to wildfires, the U.S. has endured 403 billion-dollar climate and weather disasters since 1980—leaving behind a trail of destruction that’s cost the country more than $2.9 trillion.—
Mindy Lubber,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Vandalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vandalism. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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