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
Police in Phoenix have detained a young man who allegedly vandalized a public memorial for Charlie Kirk, the conservative commentator killed last week at a university campus in Utah, media cited police as saying.
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Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
The mural has been vandalized before, and already the Native man’s genitals were barely visible because someone had previously tried to obscure the paint.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, several masked people wearing dark clothing breached the fences and vandalized the building, according to officials and court documents.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Cameras have been vandalized and stolen.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The house was significantly damaged by a fire years ago and has been vandalized with graffiti in recent years.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
More than 100 headstones and monuments, some of which date back to the 1800s, were vandalized and damaged at a Connecticut cemetery this week, according to police.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
The Greenwood vandalism marks the third time a Hindu place of worship has been vandalized so far in the US in 2025, according to the Coalition of Hindus of North America.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 12 Aug. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement The legislation was passed in response to an incident in which activists from the group broke into a Royal Air Force base and vandalized two tanker aircraft in protest against the United Kingdom’s support for Israel, and against Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza.
—Richard Hall, Time, 9 Aug. 2025
Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
The mural has been vandalized before, and already the Native man’s genitals were barely visible because someone had previously tried to obscure the paint.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, several masked people wearing dark clothing breached the fences and vandalized the building, according to officials and court documents.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Cameras have been vandalized and stolen.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The house was significantly damaged by a fire years ago and has been vandalized with graffiti in recent years.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
More than 100 headstones and monuments, some of which date back to the 1800s, were vandalized and damaged at a Connecticut cemetery this week, according to police.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
The Greenwood vandalism marks the third time a Hindu place of worship has been vandalized so far in the US in 2025, according to the Coalition of Hindus of North America.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 12 Aug. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement The legislation was passed in response to an incident in which activists from the group broke into a Royal Air Force base and vandalized two tanker aircraft in protest against the United Kingdom’s support for Israel, and against Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza.
—Richard Hall, Time, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vandalized
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The tall, steep mountains that rise to 6,000 feet in elevation in the Grandfather District saw triple digit winds and some of the heaviest rainfall of the storm with hundreds of miles of trail and road destroyed.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
16 Sep. 2025
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Alshon cruised past Johnson 3,7 in a surprise, while Garnett destroyed Haworth 4,1 to set up a very solid final.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Authorities found weapons defaced with slurs and anti-Israel graffiti.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Someone had defaced it overnight with paper cutouts and red paint.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
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Reportedly, 3 lakh acres of farmlands have been damaged and according to the Punjab state government half a million people across 23 districts have been affected by floods.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre will return to its home base, the Warwick Theatre, next week for its first production there since a fire badly damaged the historic venue 19 months ago.—
Dan Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
16 Sep. 2025
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Hours later, after another warning was posted on X by the Israeli military, a multi-story building in Gaza City was struck but not demolished.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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In a shocking and dominant performance, Lesnar completely demolished Cena, delivering 16 German suplexes in a one-sided beatdown to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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After McNeil refused to get out of his car, Bowers smashed the driver’s side window, punched McNeil in the head and pulled him out of the SUV.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Protesters smashed windows and looted local businesses and set government buildings on fire.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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When faced with Cherry going berserk, what can Laura do but visit Cherry’s mother and learn that Cherry nearly killed her dad and ruined an ex-boyfriend’s wedding by filling his cake with raw pig parts?—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Our family has been ruined by Denise's lies of promising to end a year-long affair.—
Stephanie Wenger,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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That was when rioters trashed and toppled Confederate statues and other symbols deemed racist and discriminatory.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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What was meant to be a peaceful family vacation turned into a nightmare after a family returned home to find their house trashed and her animals appearing to be neglected, and in some cases, dying.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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Wake County schools violated policy when staff did not address the effects of bullying on Danielle, said an April 2024 letter from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.—
Fred Clasen-Kelly,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Argentina and other countries under Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) also have protections that may be violated by tariffs, Comprés said.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Vandalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vandalized. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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