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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as in to destroy
to deliberately cause the damage or destruction of another's property
he decided to vandalize the store because the owner had kicked him out
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Recent Examples of vandalization
Ryan Carter,
Daily News,
19 Mar. 2026
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.
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Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
13 Nov. 2025
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
9 June 2026
One peaceful protest ended with the store being broken into and vandalized, officials said.
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Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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Noun
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.
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Ryan Carter,
Daily News,
19 Mar. 2026
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.
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Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
13 Nov. 2025
Verb
Black smoke rose above the historic city, mostly from trash bins set ablaze and vandalized vehicles.
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Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
9 June 2026
One peaceful protest ended with the store being broken into and vandalized, officials said.
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Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vandalization
vandalism
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Koza insists that her spouse had no part in the violence that started with fireworks and vandalism but ended with gunfire that wounded a Johnson County deputy.
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Neither agency responded immediately to USA TODAY's request for comment on the alleged vandalism.
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“Vandalization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vandalization. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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