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 church's pastor was unavailable Thursday, but said in a statement the Diocese of Brooklyn said the 100-year-old statue has been vandalized three times in the past five months and cannot be fixed this time.
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Kristie Keleshian, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Earlier that same month, a woman vandalized the mural with black paint in an unrelated attack.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The venue where the show was recorded was vandalized, and audience members were reportedly served legal notices and asked to record statements.
—Taran Khan, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
The foodie community is rallying around Chef Nikol Zarbalas after her new Coral Springs restaurant, Hellenic, was vandalized over the weekend.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
Churchill’s statue in Westminster was vandalized in 2020 and again last month.
—Simon Constable, FOXNews.com, 22 Mar. 2026
Tile work and court paintings at historical sites were vandalized, the eyes of past royals gouged out.
—Azadeh Moaveni, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
The assailants, some armed, also vandalized security cameras and a vacant guard shack and slashed the tires of vehicles in the parking lot, authorities said.
—Sue Ambrose, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
In February 2024, Knollwood Country Club, a predominantly Jewish country club in West Bloomfield, was vandalized with threatening remarks.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Kristie Keleshian, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Earlier that same month, a woman vandalized the mural with black paint in an unrelated attack.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The venue where the show was recorded was vandalized, and audience members were reportedly served legal notices and asked to record statements.
—Taran Khan, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
The foodie community is rallying around Chef Nikol Zarbalas after her new Coral Springs restaurant, Hellenic, was vandalized over the weekend.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
Churchill’s statue in Westminster was vandalized in 2020 and again last month.
—Simon Constable, FOXNews.com, 22 Mar. 2026
Tile work and court paintings at historical sites were vandalized, the eyes of past royals gouged out.
—Azadeh Moaveni, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
The assailants, some armed, also vandalized security cameras and a vacant guard shack and slashed the tires of vehicles in the parking lot, authorities said.
—Sue Ambrose, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
In February 2024, Knollwood Country Club, a predominantly Jewish country club in West Bloomfield, was vandalized with threatening remarks.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vandalized
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Reviewing the Pentagon’s video, Miguel said the footage showed buildings on his property being destroyed.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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Even factory resets may leave traces of data, so some recyclers will go as far as shredding a device's hard drive — and verify it's been destroyed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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This incident was the second time the controversial mural was defaced.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Last summer, Zeevi, who owns an HVAC company in San Jose, told KTVU that the vans at his shop were defaced with swastikas.—
Lucy Hodgman,
San Francisco Chronicle,
10 Mar. 2026
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The storm lifted the roof of a boathouse and damaged a dock, garage, and fence.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Four ambulances belonging to Hatzola Northwest, a volunteer organization that provides emergency medical response, were damaged, according to the London Fire Brigade.—
KRUTIKA PATHI,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
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It was demolished to make way for a 7,000 square-foot gallery that opened in April 2022 at MCASD.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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The building appears to have been demolished with twisted metal, bricks and other debris littering the site.—
Moriah Thomas,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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From her office at Aish, a Jewish educational institute with headquarters next to the Western Wall plaza, Geller can see where shrapnel dented and smashed rooftops, roads and a parking lot in the area.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Andrews said some people also smashed concrete barriers into smaller pieces and threw them at authorities.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Of course, it’s been ruined now because of the Coldplay concert.—
Maria Bamford,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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Not a great weekend for Cinderella Has NIL ruined the college game?—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
23 Mar. 2026
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In a remarkable show of open Republican division, Johnson trashed Republican senators for voting unanimously after midnight to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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By his account, the experiment ended when his parents, Kenneth and Lauren, discovered his supply and trashed it.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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In other words, Raskin alleges someone at the DOJ may have violated a court order, a possible contempt issue.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Friedman sided with The Times earlier this month, ruling that the Pentagon's new credential policy violated journalists' constitutional rights to free speech and due process.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Vandalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vandalized. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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