as in vandalism
deliberate damaging or destroying of another's property
colorizing that classic black-and-white film would be an unforgivable act of cinematic vandalization
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Recent Examples of vandalization
Some city governments gave up on Columbus statues after multiple rounds of vandalization and decided to remove them, like in New Haven, Connecticut.
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Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vandalization
vandalism
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Four decades later, despite a handful of mostly minor injuries (the Hill’s angle of incline is more than thirty degrees), a few instances of vandalism, and our fair share of brutal losses (some years more than others), the tradition endures.—
Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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Angela Rollins, 62, was booked into the Marin County Jail on suspicion of cruelty to an animal, vandalism, burglary and battery.—
Cameron Macdonald,
Mercury News,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Vandalization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vandalization. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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