as in defacers
a person who damages or destroys property on purpose
a group of vandals broke into the school and painted graffiti on the walls
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Recent Examples of vandals
Those who refused to disperse, including vandals, were arrested following warnings.
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Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2026
Windows on vacant buildings were scratched by vandals.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
As the value of Banksy’s art grew over the years, enterprising vandals began chipping his graffiti street art off the walls of buildings and selling it for millions.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
The vandals even tried to throw a smoke bomb into the restaurant, but did not succeed.
—Joan Murray, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
The city of Los Angeles is about to raise property tax bills because thieves and vandals won’t stop ransacking the city’s infrastructure to steal copper wire.
—Susan Shelley, Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
The masked vandals appeared on campus overnight, using a power tool to cut them down.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
The site attracted vandals and groups of as many as 40 loiterers at a time before its parking lot was fenced off.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 3 Mar. 2026
Somehow, sources said, the vandals also damaged a master door controller — the control panel that allows a train operator or conductor to open and close the train’s doors.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2026
Windows on vacant buildings were scratched by vandals.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
As the value of Banksy’s art grew over the years, enterprising vandals began chipping his graffiti street art off the walls of buildings and selling it for millions.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
The vandals even tried to throw a smoke bomb into the restaurant, but did not succeed.
—Joan Murray, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
The city of Los Angeles is about to raise property tax bills because thieves and vandals won’t stop ransacking the city’s infrastructure to steal copper wire.
—Susan Shelley, Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
The masked vandals appeared on campus overnight, using a power tool to cut them down.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
The site attracted vandals and groups of as many as 40 loiterers at a time before its parking lot was fenced off.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 3 Mar. 2026
Somehow, sources said, the vandals also damaged a master door controller — the control panel that allows a train operator or conductor to open and close the train’s doors.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Vandals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vandals. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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