vandalized

verb

past tense of vandalize
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 Jewish schools, kosher businesses, and the offices and homes of Jewish politicians have been vandalized. — Oscar Schwartz, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 Acker's law office in Southfield was also vandalized that summer. — Elle Meyers, CBS News, 26 June 2026 The mayhem saw scores of arrests, five school buses vandalized or set afire and multiple NYPD cops assaulted. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 15 June 2026 The protests came after months of unrest that have drawn international criticism as ⁠foreigners ​have been driven from their ​homes and seen their businesses and property vandalized. — Reuters, NBC news, 1 July 2026 Multiple businesses and properties were vandalized in several areas, according to reports. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026 That marble sculpture of George III, vandalized in 1775, was now beheaded altogether, to the cheers of soldiers. — Sarah M.s. Pearsall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026 The coating, supplied by Atlantic Industrial Coatings under a no-bid contract, began peeling after the pool was refilled, while bright green algae appeared as the president claimed without evidence that it had been vandalized. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026 The violence, described as a failed insurrection by President Cyril Ramaphosa, vandalized more than 160 shopping malls, led to tens of thousands of job losses, and cost the economy roughly $3 billion. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vandalized
  1. destroyed
  2. defaced
  3. damaged
  4. demolished
  5. smashed
  6. ruined
  7. trashed
  8. violated
Verb
  • These structures were regionally and culturally inspired, and largely destroyed during rapid and callous colonization.
    — Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 4 July 2026
  • The Aspen Acres fire has likely destroyed more than 200 homes, but the fire conditions have stopped damage assessment teams from accessing some areas to get a clearer picture, Pueblo County officials said.
    — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 4 July 2026
Definition of destroyed
Verb
  • No patriots so defaced America as those who, in the name of Americanism, launched a witch hunt that became a byword around the world.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
  • That was the last time the sign was defaced.
    — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Definition of defaced
Verb
  • Residential buildings were badly damaged in the assault, leaving people trapped in multi-story apartment blocks and an entire family that was killed pulled from the rubble, while cars were seen burning on city streets.
    — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • As a bonus, those seasons are ideal for planting a replacement shrub or re-establishing a lawn if it is damaged during the shrub removal.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
Definition of damaged
Verb
  • The East Wing of the White House was demolished suddenly in October 2025 and there is set to be a huge new ballroom, office spaces and an underground military complex in its place, though the design of the new building is still in flux.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • Just months later, in October, the East Wing had been demolished without notice to make way for the new ballroom.
    — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Definition of demolished
Verb
  • Two of the attackers then smashed the windshield of the news van with a parking cone and damaged the camera before leaving the scene.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 2 July 2026
  • The van’s windows were smashed and a lone orange traffic cone sat on the hood.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2026
Definition of smashed
Verb
  • Croatia still furious Despite the correct decision being made, Croatia manager Zlatko Dalić was far from happy, saying VAR had ruined the spirit of the game.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • Bovary is in some sense a morality tale, but what lifts it above didacticism, along with its bone-deep interiority, is that its romantic plotlines are as addictive as the genre works that have ruined poor Emma Bovary.
    — Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
Definition of ruined
Verb
  • Primary voters are far more angry at the party that lost to Trump again, and telling them that Dangerous Left-Wing Candidate X trashed Kamala Harris won’t work.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 1 July 2026
  • But rather than stick around Earth to become a co-hero with Clark, bounces around red sun planets getting trashed by herself.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Definition of trashed
Verb
  • The case claims Disney violated federal antitrust law and various state antitrust and consumer protection laws.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
  • The nonprofit, which alleged the county violated the Surplus Lands Act by not first exploring affordable-housing development at the site, still has not dismissed its lawsuit.
    — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
Definition of violated

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