as in defacer
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 vandal
Read the full edition Go deeper Ben Berkowitz 23 mins ago - Business
Trump suggests sending Tesla vandals to El Salvador prisons
President Trump on Friday suggested sending anti-Tesla protesters to a notorious prison in El Salvador if convicted.
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Erin Brodwin, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
It was not immediately disclosed how detectives identified Cohen as the vandal.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
During the riots, vandals breached the Supreme Court building, broke open a cabinet containing de Moraes’s robe, and carried the door into the crowd as a trophy.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Read the full edition Go deeper Ben Berkowitz 38 mins ago - Business
Trump suggests sending Tesla vandals to El Salvador prisons
President Trump on Friday suggested sending anti-Tesla protesters to a notorious prison in El Salvador if convicted.
—Erin Brodwin, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for vandal
Erin Brodwin, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
It was not immediately disclosed how detectives identified Cohen as the vandal.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
During the riots, vandals breached the Supreme Court building, broke open a cabinet containing de Moraes’s robe, and carried the door into the crowd as a trophy.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Read the full edition Go deeper Ben Berkowitz 38 mins ago - Business
Trump suggests sending Tesla vandals to El Salvador prisons
President Trump on Friday suggested sending anti-Tesla protesters to a notorious prison in El Salvador if convicted.
—Erin Brodwin, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for vandal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vandal
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Such losses would represent a significant proportion of the 11 carriers and approximately 80 cruisers and destroyers currently in service around the world.—
ANDREW S. LIM,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Japan lost four aircraft carriers, one cruiser, and hundreds of aircraft, while the U.S. lost one carrier, one destroyer and 144 aircraft during the battle.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Vandal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vandal. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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