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 vandalize
And then there's Lisa, who is catching flak from her peers, including the kids who vandalized her dad's car.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
In the finale, Laura crashes Daniel and Cherry’s engagement party, and Cherry is arrested for vandalizing Laura’s gallery.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Wilson, a Boise Black Lives Matter organizer and former Boise State University adjunct professor, previously made headlines in 2021 when he was arrested for vandalizing a statue of Abraham Lincoln in Julia Davis Park.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 11 Sep. 2025
The mural has been vandalized before, and already the Native man’s genitals were barely visible because someone had previously tried to obscure the paint.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
In the finale, Laura crashes Daniel and Cherry’s engagement party, and Cherry is arrested for vandalizing Laura’s gallery.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Wilson, a Boise Black Lives Matter organizer and former Boise State University adjunct professor, previously made headlines in 2021 when he was arrested for vandalizing a statue of Abraham Lincoln in Julia Davis Park.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 11 Sep. 2025
The mural has been vandalized before, and already the Native man’s genitals were barely visible because someone had previously tried to obscure the paint.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vandalize
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Mayor Vitali Klitschko said a five-floor apartment building in the Solomyanskyi district was partially destroyed and caught fire.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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Mexico built a hydroelectric dam, where these golden barrel cactuses live and in an instant their environment was destroyed and this species was almost wiped out.—
Eyder Peralta,
NPR,
28 Sep. 2025
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If a student or college employee is found defacing or otherwise vandalizing the commemoration, the bill requires the institution to expel or fire them.—
John Toher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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In true Charlie Kirk fashion, a group of young people took matters into their own hands after a mural honoring the late conservative leader was defaced with vile messages.—
Lorraine Taylor,
FOXNews.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Of the 27 homes on their street in the Rollins neighborhood, 25 were either destroyed, demolished or suffered extensive damage that left them unlivable until they could be gutted and rebuilt, Heath said.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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While the tower still exists and houses seniors, the cottages were demolished to make way for a mixed-income development.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Sep. 2025
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Boiled potatoes, on the other hand, can be ready to mash, smash, or sauce in as little as 15 minutes.—
Molly Baz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Sep. 2025
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After a 15-year career in New Orleans smashing records with Payton, the now-46-year-old Brees connected with Payton's newest franchise QB this offseason as Nix spent several days traveling down to San Diego for visits.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
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However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.—
Don Sweeney,
Miami Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
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Doing so could compromise the slight taper at the hem, ruining the silhouette.—
Shea Simmons,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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Joe LaCava violated Rory’s airspace on the 18th green while taunting the same gallery that had teased his player, Patrick Cantlay, who had reportedly declined to wear a team hat to protest the lack of player compensation at such a big event.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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The dispute cuts to the heart of how far government officials can pressure media outlets without violating the First Amendment.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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According to Greenpeace's analysis, Russia has also completed construction of a new water supply system for the plant's cooling pond and deliberately damaged a 750-kilovolt power line that had connected the facility to Ukraine's electrical grid.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Sep. 2025
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Residential buildings and civilian infrastructure were damaged in the Solomianskyi, Sviatoshynskyi, Holosiivskyi, Darnytskyi, and Dniprovskyi districts.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Ever since a gloamist used his shadow to trash Rapture, Odette had been a lot more careful about protection.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Sep. 2025
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Angry, Sam goes to a dorm room and starts trashing it.—
Olivia Singh,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Vandalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vandalize. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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