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as in possession
chiefly dialect
transportable items that one owns
with all of our plunder in the pickup, we headed for the state that bills itself as the Last Frontier
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Recent Examples of plunder
Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
And two, even for the plunder of a smash and grab, that seems a sloppy hiding place.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2025
Noel Murray, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
One night, the cemetery is plundered; graves are tipped over, their wi-fi connections disabled.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 June 2025
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Noun
Such tactics included the extraordinary plunder and destruction of the Hundred Years’ War and the fire bombings of cities in World War II.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
And two, even for the plunder of a smash and grab, that seems a sloppy hiding place.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
Orson announces the Empire’s intention to plunder the mineral resources of Ghorman, a mostly peaceful and prosperous planet that supplies much of the galaxy’s fabrics and fashions thanks to its native population of fiber-spinning spiders.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
One night, the cemetery is plundered; graves are tipped over, their wi-fi connections disabled.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunder
Noun
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Marvel’s Avengers had to awkwardly insert bizarre loot like finding drops of Black Widow belts or Hulk rib cages.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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Now, Fishel is uninterested in sharing the rest of the loot with others.—
Daysia Tolentino,
EW.com,
20 July 2025
Noun
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Drummond is wanted for first-degree murder, kidnapping, four counts of a felon in possession of a firearm and one count of possession of a firearm furing the commission of a dangerous felony.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Late in the day, disputes about money or possessions could arise.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
31 July 2025
Verb
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There is no serious evidence of starvation in Gaza, and what food scarcity does exist can be attributed to Hamas pillaging and hoarding aid.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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Noni finds him in Crete, where Lion’s crew of pirates, assembled from fighters from around the world, are currently pillaging and enslaving a town.—
Kambole Campbell,
Variety,
9 June 2025
Verb
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This is the first time a studio has put tickets for sale this early in advance, but considering Nolan has a loyal army of fans large enough to sack a city, there certainly won’t be any shortage of uptake.—
Benny Har-Even,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen backed former boss Christian Horner before he got sacked by the higher-ups at the racing team.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
Noun
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Expected to take a backseat to Detroit and Green Bay in a transition year, Minnesota is in the thick of things with a 13-2 record.—
Theo Gremminger,
The Athletic,
28 Dec. 2024
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Here are few things fantasy managers should keep an eye on heading into 2025.—
Theo Gremminger,
The Athletic,
28 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Decades of despoiling water bodies have taken a terrible toll, filling water bodies with fetid algae that blocks sunlight and smothers the native seagrass beds that are a main food source for manatees.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2025
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Gaddis was an obscure state employee who was fired from his job last summer after leaking details of a secret plot by the DeSantis administration to despoil nine pristine Florida state parks with golf courses, pickleball courts and resort-style lodges — all to benefit his wealthy friends.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
17 June 2025
Noun
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This is often best for items like baby clothing and toys—especially since babies outgrow this stuff at lightning speed, and your parent friends will want to pass this stuff along and get it out of their homes.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
22 July 2025
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That’s a lot of crazy stuff happening beneath the water.—
Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
22 July 2025
Verb
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In Oakland, a 35-year-old man was charged with possessing and manufacturing assault weapons, after police raided his home during an online fireworks investigation.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
30 July 2025
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But the agency discovered the scheme and found undocumented workers at the company’s site when officials raided it in 2018.—
Avi Asher-Schapiro,
ProPublica,
25 July 2025
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“Plunder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunder. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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