despoiler

Definition of despoilernext

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Noun
  • Cargo theft has been around for centuries, evident for example in the train robbers of the late 1800s, but soaring demand for AI hardware has shifted heist targets to data centers and the technology’s ever-expanding infrastructure.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 3 July 2026
  • The crux of the case stems from a 2019 armed robbery at a Virginia bank and how police tracked down the robber.
    Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • All fun and games, at least until the saboteurs start getting arrested.
    Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 25 June 2026
  • Keep your paltry pocket lighters sheathed, would-be saboteurs.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • This Robin is a grizzled marauder who can’t even remember how many people he’s killed.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 June 2026
  • There are 10 others — a bear, dragon, fox, knight, lion, marauder, mustang, red panda, watchman and wolf — that will be narrowed to a final three via a public voting process that ends Friday.
    Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The form asks for the date and time of the watering, along with the waster’s address.
    Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
  • The state Department of Environmental Protection is responding and will assist in the safe disposal of waster materials generated during the cleanup Morrisey said.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Corporate raiders became the enforcers.
    Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • For decades, tomb raiders have pillaged sites across the country, selling them on the black market.
    Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • After a police wrecker lifted the truck, officers found a further 11 bodies crushed beneath the iron rods.
    Adam England, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
  • The next step for him is to make the jump into a consistent game-wrecker, even against NFL-level offensive tackles.
    Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 22 May 2026
Noun
  • The looter’s story only came to light thanks to Bradley Gordon, an American lawyer based in Cambodia who has spent much of the last 14 years investigating the plunder of Khmer cultural heritage.
    Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
  • Borderlands 4 is an amusing looter-shooter that supports solo play or up to four-player co-op.
    Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 23 May 2026
Noun
  • Kim has also called for building two new 5,000-ton warships annually over the next five years, as well as developing a larger 10,000-ton destroyer.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
  • The Royal Navy is set to make a major change to its defense strategy, replacing plans for a traditional next-generation destroyer with a new class of hybrid warships designed to command fleets of autonomous drones.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026
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“Despoiler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/despoiler. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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