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
Additionally, Acker's law office in Southfield was vandalized that summer.
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Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Twenty-two of those flags were vandalized in March 2025, prompting the department to replace them — and consider a more permanent memorial, the Idaho Statesman reported at the time.
—Rose Evans
april 4, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2026
Ungrateful humans vandalized his black cement statue.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Operating funds would be spent on security for shuttered stations, to ensure they do not get vandalized or stripped for copper wire.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 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
Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Twenty-two of those flags were vandalized in March 2025, prompting the department to replace them — and consider a more permanent memorial, the Idaho Statesman reported at the time.
—Rose Evans
april 4, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2026
Ungrateful humans vandalized his black cement statue.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Operating funds would be spent on security for shuttered stations, to ensure they do not get vandalized or stripped for copper wire.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vandalized
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The assault killed at least seventeen people, including a twelve-year-old boy, wounded dozens, and destroyed buildings.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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The 24 staff members in Ruiz Verduzco’s office are tasked with assisting victims and their families, establishing programs in communities destroyed by violence and drumming up financial support.—
Molly Quell,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But then on Christmas Day of that year, Roonstrasse was defaced with antisemitic graffiti.—
Daniela R. P. Weiner,
The Conversation,
17 Apr. 2026
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One very analog cost robotics companies are now dealing with as their products proliferate in the wild is repair fees for robots who have been kicked, ridden on, or otherwise defaced, Serve Robotics CEO Ali Kashani tells Semafor.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But the war has damaged that argument.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Oil infrastructure in the Middle East has been damaged or disrupted in the Iran war.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Manchester City await, a team Chelsea have not beaten for five years and who demolished them 3-0 at Stamford Bridge in the league just two weeks ago.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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At the facility, officials found several bodies in hazardous conditions inside the building that was later condemned and demolished by federal environmental regulators as a toxic waste site.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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One assistant said Rudin threw a phone at him, and another said Rudin smashed a computer monitor on his head, among other allegations.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
27 Apr. 2026
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Rinku then smashed four consecutive sixes off wrist spinner Digvesh Rathi.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In other words, atrocious starts have ruined the Sox’s season before anyone had a chance to get excited.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Was so excited to make these and they were ruined by your poor recipe like many others!—
Christopher Kostow,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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La Querce remained as a school until the late 1990s after which squatters moved in and trashed the place.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Food that needed to be trashed for age or temperature abuse, malodorous air and filthy food containers were among the 33 violations an inspector found at a popular Miami seafood restaurant.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The move follows arguments from Maduro’s defense team, led by attorney Barry Pollack, that restrictions on payments violated the Sixth Amendment right to counsel by preventing him from choosing his legal representation.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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The parents sued the school board and district officials in 2021, alleging that their rights to make decisions about the care and upbringing of their children were violated.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Vandalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vandalized. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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