VANDALIZED Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

vandalized

verb

past tense of vandalize

as in destroyed

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 vandalized The rental property, which Murphy and his unnamed 22-year-old girlfriend had allegedly been living in for three months, had also been vandalized. — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 8 July 2026 Some 250 trees were planted along Shepard Road in 2024, only for 60 of them to be uprooted or vandalized a month later, followed by another 32 trees a year after that. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 July 2026 The Administration was quick to blame individuals who allegedly vandalized the pool. — Tiago Ventura, Time, 7 July 2026 The show also includes George Washington’s inaugural Bible and a Torah scroll from around 1730 on loan from Congregation Shearith Israel in New York City, where it was vandalized by British soldiers in 1776. — Cat Dawson, ARTnews.com, 3 July 2026 The coating, supplied by Atlantic Industrial Coatings under a no-bid contract, began peeling after the pool was refilled, while bright green algae appeared as the president claimed without evidence that it had been vandalized. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026 That marble sculpture of George III, vandalized in 1775, was now beheaded altogether, to the cheers of soldiers. — Sarah M.s. Pearsall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026 The protests came after months of unrest that have drawn international criticism as ⁠foreigners have been driven from their homes and seen their businesses and property vandalized. — Reuters, NBC news, 1 July 2026 Multiple businesses and properties were vandalized in several areas, according to reports. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026

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One residence was damaged and a minor structure was destroyed, according to an incident update.

— Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
After powerful twin earthquakes devastated parts of Venezuela and destroyed their home in the coastal town of Caraballeda last month, Maria and her brother Damian, 13, were taken in by their aunt, Mercedes Osul.

— Osmary Hernández, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

Definition of destroyed

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Residential buildings were badly damaged in the assault, leaving people trapped in multi-story apartment blocks and an entire family that was killed pulled from the rubble, while cars were seen burning on city streets.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
As a bonus, those seasons are ideal for planting a replacement shrub or re-establishing a lawn if it is damaged during the shrub removal.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026

Definition of damaged

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This ice is thought to contain material from asteroids and comets that smashed into the moon billions of years ago.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 14 July 2026
The 'why' behind airline safety rules Local Greek media reported that a piece of the engine had broken off and that debris smashed the window, quickly decompressing the cabin, which led to part of Karović's body being sucked out of the window.

— Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 14 July 2026

Definition of smashed

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Michael seemed to be saying that by admitting her dishonesty, Ethel would have ruined their childhood and poisoned any prospect of a future relationship with her.

— Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
Instead of fighting with Whitney, Lindsay has a talk with Yvonne about how Lindsay ruined Yvonne’s wedding by making it all about her.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 8 July 2026

Definition of ruined

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Primary voters are far more angry at the party that lost to Trump again, and telling them that Dangerous Left-Wing Candidate X trashed Kamala Harris won’t work.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 1 July 2026
But rather than stick around Earth to become a co-hero with Clark, bounces around red sun planets getting trashed by herself.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

Definition of trashed

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In an 80-page ruling obtained by Rolling Stone, the Puerto Rico Supreme Court found that Carliz De La Cruz Hernández can move forward with her claim that the recording’s use violated her right to protect her identity from commercial exploitation.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2026
The lawsuit is brought under a legal theory that the prison system has violated a state law known as the Administrative Procedure Act, which provides oversight to the legislative and judicial branches of state agencies and their actions.

— Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 10 July 2026

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