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 Less than one day after an east Kansas City pool opened late after being vandalized, Kansas City Parks and Recreation announced the pool will be closed until further notice. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026 Some opponents have even taken the matter into their own hands and vandalized Flock’s cameras to take them out of commission. — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 July 2026 Arson and fire A mural at the site of a Jewish temple that burned in the Eaton fire was vandalized with swastikas, antisemitic graffiti. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026 The marker has since been vandalized and was taken down to be restored, making the James Baldwin quote at the sign’s base all the more pertinent. — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026 Officials provided no evidence to support the administration’s assertion that the pool was vandalized. — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 16 July 2026 The Administration blamed individuals who allegedly vandalized the pool. — Tiago Ventura, Time, 14 July 2026 The bench damage comes after a Canary Island pine tree trunk was vandalized twice with deep cuts in February, and again in May. — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2026 Folsom police announced its initial cracking down on e-bike activity earlier this month after a June 23 incident where police say a juvenile with an electric motorcycle vandalized a vehicle’s windshield at the Palladio. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vandalized
  1. destroyed
  2. defaced
  3. damaged
  4. demolished
  5. smashed
  6. ruined
  7. trashed
  8. violated
Verb
  • After the match, Brock Lesnar Oba Femi destroyed Brock Lesnar in their first encounter, which made an already rising Oba Femi into an overnight sensation.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Weeks later in Georgia, the Highway 82 Fire destroyed more than 120 homes – the most lost to a single fire since state records began in the 1950s – while blazes across the Southeast pushed smoke into communities that rarely see it.
    — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of destroyed
Verb
  • Continue reading … HOLY GROUND ATTACK — World-famous Catholic shrine defaced and set on fire.
    — , FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
  • No patriots so defaced America as those who, in the name of Americanism, launched a witch hunt that became a byword around the world.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Definition of defaced
Verb
  • For dry, damaged, or chemically treated hair, most experts recommend using a rinse-out mask once or twice a week.
    — Anya Meyerowitz, Glamour, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Local officials in McCaysville, which sits at the Georgia-Tennessee border, have declared a state of emergency after the downpours flooded the town and damaged the water treatment plant, causing a shortage of drinking water.
    — Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of damaged
Verb
  • The iconic outdoor mall still has a few places open before it is demolished.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
  • Etna’s country prevails but is demolished in the process; its people and animals are left wrecked, hungry, and homeless.
    — Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
Definition of demolished
Verb
  • Joc Pederson smashed a lead-off home run for the sixth time this season, then hit another homer in the second inning to power the Texas Rangers past the Seattle Mariners 7-3 Monday afternoon at Globe Life Field.
    — Cal Phillips Updated July 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026
  • But when all the grapeskins were smashed, the best feet standing belonged to the oldest and shortest man in the field, 66-year-old former Atherton Mayor Charles Marsala.
    — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
Definition of smashed
Verb
  • Let’s talk about the outfits that get ruined or made irrelevant!
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 July 2026
  • The spring warrant cited charities, a hospital, other city officials and community members that Parris declined to identify for fear of their reputations being ruined.
    — Pat Maio, Daily News, 31 July 2026
Definition of ruined
Verb
  • The vandalism that trashed Kansas City’s 126-year-old Folly Theater last fall caused more than $600,000 in damage, the theater’s leadership said Monday, a higher estimate than the one cited in court documents.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
  • While it’s been neglected, trashed and often forgotten over time, myriad governmental and nonprofit groups have been working for years to restore habitat, add park space and establish recreational elements (sometimes in conflict over the vision).
    — Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of trashed
Verb
  • The department said the detectives who reported the affair violated three policies for conducting an unauthorized investigation and their use of Flock.
    — Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Grisham alleged in the new lawsuit filed July 7 that Miller dragged her name into his dispute with Moreno and violated their agreement not to disparage each other.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of violated

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