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Recent Examples of graffiti
In under a hundred years, Florence’s equivalent of a New York minute, the majority were bordered up, graffitied over, repurposed into doorbell posts, or completely covered.
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Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Jan. 2020
There have been at least 12 episodes since Nov. 6, including anti-Asian and anti-black slurs graffitied in residence halls and a swastika in a snow bank near an apartment complex where students live.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2019
Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times More than 2,500 police officers patrol New York City’s subway, where crime is down sharply from the era of rampant violence and graffiti three decades ago.
—New York Times, 5 Nov. 2019
Fernandez was proposing to have graffiti-like murals on each of the six panels on the transportation center, with panels representing Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena.
—Anthony Clark Carpio, Burbank Leader, 27 Aug. 2019
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Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Jan. 2020
There have been at least 12 episodes since Nov. 6, including anti-Asian and anti-black slurs graffitied in residence halls and a swastika in a snow bank near an apartment complex where students live.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2019
Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times More than 2,500 police officers patrol New York City’s subway, where crime is down sharply from the era of rampant violence and graffiti three decades ago.
—New York Times, 5 Nov. 2019
Fernandez was proposing to have graffiti-like murals on each of the six panels on the transportation center, with panels representing Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena.
—Anthony Clark Carpio, Burbank Leader, 27 Aug. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graffiti
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The longtime friends were seemingly joined by Najimy's husband Dan Finnerty, who was tagged in the photo but did not appear in it.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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Marine biologists tagged nearly 400 sharks, mostly great white or tiger sharks, as of late 2024, Fox 13 reported.—
Alexandra Koch,
Fox News,
8 Feb. 2025
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In the past year, for example, there have been reports of the Israeli military desecrating cemeteries in Gaza, as well as corpses left in the streets for stray dogs to scavenge.—
Tyler McBrien,
The Dial,
28 Jan. 2025
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The symbolism of having the speech in a space desecrated by a small but not insignificant number of Trump supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, has been lost on nobody.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Jan. 2025
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The freeze on foreign aid, for example, is already damaging the network of groups the federal government relies on to deliver overseas assistance, according to Scott R. Anderson, a former U.S. diplomat and government attorney now at the Brookings Institution.—
Josh Meyer,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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Sudden weather shifts have become more frequent, and winter freeze-and-thaw cycles can damage plants as much as bitter cold.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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The mural, which depicts Liliana Segre and Sami Modiano, the last two Italian survivors of Auschwitz, was defaced multiple times and even erased by vandals.—
Rachel Wolf,
Fox News,
8 Feb. 2025
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The comment was deleted not long afterward, but screenshots of it were posted on social media — as were images of defaced Heartbeat Brand hats.—
Bay Area News Group,
The Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2025
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Other reports indicate cars have been set aflame and buildings have been vandalized in Sydney Jewish communities.—
Alexandra Koch,
Fox News,
14 Feb. 2025
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Our fact-check sources Reuters, Feb. 7, Fact Check: No George Floyd statue ever erected at National Mall, contrary to claims USA TODAY, June 25, 2021, 'Shameful': George Floyd statues, unveiled for Juneteenth, vandalized in NYC, New Jersey Thank you for supporting our journalism.—
Katie Smith,
USA TODAY,
13 Feb. 2025
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Hamilton County Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey was among those saying the group had not violated any laws.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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Investigators subsequently tracked down and arrested Nathan on a charge of violating an injunction barring contact with the child and her mother.—
David J. Neal and,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2025
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On the evening of January 14, a woman was arrested after allegedly setting multiple piles of rubbish and trash on fire, Jim McDonnell, chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, said at a news conference last week.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN,
21 Jan. 2025
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For Someone with an Arts & Crafts Corner Some people can be quite clumsy, and the experience of having to trash something valuable due to mishandling is truly heartbreaking.—
Tiana Randall,
Architectural Digest,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Graffiti.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graffiti. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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