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
The national headquarters of the Israeli-American Council (IAC) in Los Angeles were vandalized with swastikas and Nazi symbols at the weekend, the organization said.
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Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement The legislation was passed in response to an incident in which activists from the group broke into a Royal Air Force base and vandalized two tanker aircraft in protest against the United Kingdom’s support for Israel, and against Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza.
—Richard Hall, Time, 9 Aug. 2025
That came after activists broke into a Royal Air Force base and vandalized two tanker planes to protest against Britain’s support for Israel’s offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
—Danica Kirka, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2025
It was vandalized and taken down during the Black Lives Matter protests in June 2020.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 6 Aug. 2025
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Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement The legislation was passed in response to an incident in which activists from the group broke into a Royal Air Force base and vandalized two tanker aircraft in protest against the United Kingdom’s support for Israel, and against Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza.
—Richard Hall, Time, 9 Aug. 2025
That came after activists broke into a Royal Air Force base and vandalized two tanker planes to protest against Britain’s support for Israel’s offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
—Danica Kirka, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2025
It was vandalized and taken down during the Black Lives Matter protests in June 2020.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vandalize
Verb
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Acosta allowed it, and IMG destroyed them.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Later, Howard calls Matt and agrees to cut the sequence but also threatens to destroy him.—
Carson Blackwelder,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The Greenwich Village apartment building of New York Times Executive Editor Joseph Kahn was defaced with red paint and graffiti in the early hours of Friday morning.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
30 Aug. 2025
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Extremist groups use attacks to disinform, damage or deface sites.—
Carlos Morales,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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About 90% of the former Spring Hill Mall is gone and work demolishing the final anchor store set to begin in the next couple of weeks, officials said.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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If the city officially adds the structures to the dangerous buildings list, an inspector will issue orders to demolish them or repair them.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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Seconds later, a black BMW M4 sailed through a concrete divider, veered into the southbound lanes and smashed into an oncoming car, according to a Los Angeles Times report citing the California Highway Patrol.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
1 Sep. 2025
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Dollars Out Require Dollars In With the close of the league’s incoming window earlier this month, MLS smashed its previous record for outlay on new players, with 30 clubs combining to spend roughly $336 million in deals during the league’s two 2025 windows.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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To avoid the busiest times, try to visit the wall and the main church ruins early in the morning or later in the afternoon when most tour groups have moved on.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Helene cost him less than 10 percent of that collection, thousands of seeds ruined when his freezers lost power and frost melted.—
Lila Hempel-Edgers,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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However, a Minnesota court struck down the binary trigger ban, arguing that the legislature violated the state constitution’s single-subject clause by burying the ban inside a sprawling spending bill.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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And Congress is unlikely to grant him new tariff powers after the courts just ruled that doing so unilaterally violated the separation of powers.—
Brett Erickson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Washing a couch or sofa, professional carpet and upholstery cleaner Ben Brazell says, is more precarious than carpet cleaning because the upholstery is often a lot more expensive and much easier to damage.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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Private homes, farm buildings and power lines were damaged, Gusev said.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Go ahead, trash the transfer portal.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
21 Aug. 2025
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Your reputation is being trashed.—
Scott Phillips,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Vandalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vandalize. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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