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
During the last government shutdown, which went on for more than a month between December 2018 and January 2019, national parks were vandalized and trash and human waste overflowed.
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Connor Greene, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
Some parks were vandalized, cultural sites were damaged, and trash overflowed.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 1 Oct. 2025
Two weeks after that, police confirmed that her house was shot and vandalized with a pellet gun.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Media reports at the time noted Lindsay’s house had been vandalized before, and she’d been targeted by racist threats.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
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Connor Greene, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
Some parks were vandalized, cultural sites were damaged, and trash overflowed.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 1 Oct. 2025
Two weeks after that, police confirmed that her house was shot and vandalized with a pellet gun.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Media reports at the time noted Lindsay’s house had been vandalized before, and she’d been targeted by racist threats.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vandalize
Verb
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The fear of further Israeli strikes, particularly on Iran, remains acute in the public’s mind as much of Iranian air defenses likely were destroyed by Israel in June.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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The Wild were absolutely destroyed in the faceoff circle, losing 44 of 71 (38 percent success rate).—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, the people defacing Friend’s advertisements are expressing a much larger, inchoate rage at the broader AI industry, not just these plastic pendants that practically nobody owns.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
6 Oct. 2025
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Cipriani’s breaking point came Hanson had Hanks deface Cipriani’s mother’s grave.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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And often, that was exactly how forgeries were eventually demolished.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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On land, the current one- and two-story buildings will be demolished and replaced with 15,682 square feet of modern marina facilities spread across two, two-story buildings.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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That property happened to be a $60,000 Boston police cruiser equipped with computers and other technology that was smashed and torched.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Vultee aircraft completed a flight from Los Angeles to New York in 11 hours and 34 minutes and 16 seconds, smashing the existing record of 12 hours for that distance.—
Stuart Dyos,
Nashville Tennessean,
12 Oct. 2025
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Back in January, Preston remembered filming My Best Friend’s Wedding — and how an iconic scene ruined crab and lobster for her.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Packages of flying tortillas thrown at the wrong time, or pocket knives, would only hurt a reputation that Texas Tech has worked doggedly to change and show that the Red Raiders are at home on a national stage, and not the crazy drunk uncle ruining a holiday.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Oct. 2025
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Two of Beane’s top free-agent signings, defensive end Michael Hoecht and defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi, are returning from six-game suspensions for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drugs policy.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The judge ruled that arresting and deporting non-citizen students for such reasons violated the First Amendment.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Driving through deep water can also damage a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Putin himself has previously suggested that the United States supplying long-range missiles to Ukraine will seriously damage relations between Moscow and Washington.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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On Saturday, about 50 residents and organizers convened a cleanup and dumpster day for the streets surrounding the former MACSA building, gathering litter and trash and piling it up for disposal.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Their actual meeting takes up less time than Emily spends trashing Tamra for meeting with Katie.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Vandalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vandalize. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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