VANDALIZING Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

vandalizing

verb

present participle of vandalize

as in destroying

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 vandalizing Surveillance video appears to show the man vandalizing the statue and then entering the SEPTA 5th Street station through the southeast stairs. — Laura Fay, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 Trump blamed the sealant issues on vandalism without providing evidence, and felony charges were brought against a former Olympic canoeist, David Hearn, after he was accused of vandalizing the pool. — Matthew Daly, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 The Guardian identified at least 33 cases of people vandalizing and destroying Flock cameras. — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026 The clash followed Pirro’s decision to drop a felony case accusing a former Olympic canoeist of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, according to a source. — Daniela Suarez, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2026 After initially moving to dismiss the high-profile vandalism case against former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, Pirro’s office also dismissed charges against three others who had been accused of vandalizing the Reflecting Pool. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026 On Friday, Pirro submitted a court filing moving to dismiss the indictment against David Hearn, a former Olympian who was charged earlier in the month for vandalizing the reflecting pool. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026 But, rather than vandalizing the corporate website, or holding valuable data for ransom—actions typical of human hackers—the adversary began ransacking the company’s servers in search of an answer key for a list of test questions. — Stephen Witt, New Yorker, 30 July 2026 The Irvine Police Department has arrested a man suspected of vandalizing 13 Teslas with spray paint this month. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

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The show was filmed across Northern Ireland, and the weather proved to be brutal, with the rain constantly destroying sets that had to be rebuilt.

— Matt Minton, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026
The Ukrainian defenders repelled the attack and posted video footage of their kamikaze drone strikes destroying at least seven T-72B3A tanks, including some that carried the Arena-M system, according to Euromaidan Press.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of destroying

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Trump, in one of his Truth Social posts, cited laws against defacing monuments as grounds for imprisoning anyone harming the pool.

— Nathan Ellgren, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
Two men from Germany were arrested after being accused of defacing a pride bench in Miami Beach with antisemitic symbols on Monday.

— Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 19 May 2026

Definition of defacing

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Trump has faced widespread criticism for demolishing the East Wing of the White House to make room for the grand ballroom design.

— Callum Sutherland, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
Despite being identified decades ago, the exact trigger of the joint-demolishing condition is still unclear.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026

Definition of demolishing

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This year, conditions including a record-smashing March heat wave led to a surge in California’s native Culex mosquitoes, the transmitters of West Nile virus.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Democratic turnout in these races is smashing through records — not always to the benefit of the left.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of smashing

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From trashing bedrooms and throwing couches, the pair tumbles down stairs and has a chase across the lawn before ending up in the pool.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, McFarland—whose channel has nearly five million of those followers—is trashing the thing.

— Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 30 July 2026

Definition of trashing

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One of Torrez’s bills would remove the cap on penalties for violating New Mexico’s consumer protection laws.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
Keith DiMarco, the mayor of Glassport Borough in Allegheny County, was arrested for violating a protection-from-abuse order filed by his wife and 22-year-old stepdaughter, sources tell KDKA-TV.

— Jennifer Borrasso, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of violating

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The strikes hit 12 locations across Kyiv’s Darnytskyi, Sviatoshynskyi and Solomianskyi districts, damaging residential buildings, a medical facility and an educational institution.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Oracle, for its part, argues that Project Jupiter will create massive investment for the region without damaging the environment.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

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