as in to plunder
to search through with the intent of committing robbery
just for kicks, bored teenagers marauded neighborhood houses while their owners were away
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Recent Examples of maraud
That’s all fine and good for shows that might appeal to a younger, less hard-drinking crowd, but what about the midnight marauding EDM audience, who are used to, and expect, the party to go all night long?
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2023
In other parts of the country, marauding gunmen known locally as bandits have carried out mass kidnappings mostly for ransom.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN, 23 Feb. 2023
This much is undisputed: hundreds of rally attendees—some armed with metal flagpoles, baseball bats, pepper spray and stun guns—smashed their way into the Capitol building and loitered in the halls, splintering off to rummage through offices or maraud an empty chamber of Congress.
—Hawa Allan, Time, 7 Jan. 2022
As truly violent criminals maraud and run rampant through New York City, this DA exhibits zero interest in law-enforcement and prosecution.
—NBC News, 31 Dec. 2020
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2023
In other parts of the country, marauding gunmen known locally as bandits have carried out mass kidnappings mostly for ransom.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN, 23 Feb. 2023
This much is undisputed: hundreds of rally attendees—some armed with metal flagpoles, baseball bats, pepper spray and stun guns—smashed their way into the Capitol building and loitered in the halls, splintering off to rummage through offices or maraud an empty chamber of Congress.
—Hawa Allan, Time, 7 Jan. 2022
As truly violent criminals maraud and run rampant through New York City, this DA exhibits zero interest in law-enforcement and prosecution.
—NBC News, 31 Dec. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maraud
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On Netflix As Streamer Sets Season 2 Premiere Season two, however, does not offer viewers, who are likely plundering through the seven-part series right now, the same level of closure.Peter White, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2024
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Back to the books Despite the immense size and value of the IP, NetEase was given full freedom to plunder the Marvel Universe and history books for the game’s inspiration and direct adaptation.Echo Apsey, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024
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She’s been sued for fraud and racketeering, for misleading investors and pillaging the portfolio companies for her own profit.Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 18 Dec. 2024
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The Roman Empire continues to grow, pillaging every culture in its path and forcing the survivors to fight for their lives in the ring.Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
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Ewers was sacked and stripped by former five-star recruit and his Ohio State former roommate.Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Jan. 2025
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He was sacked repeatedly with a young offensive line.Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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The world is a stakeholder, not a bystander, and cannot remain silent as Brazil despoils this indispensable carbon sink, irreplaceable oxygen source, and precious repository of plant and animal life.Stewart Patrick, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2021
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Meanwhile, human activity has imperiled biodiversity as people despoil lands and waters, introduce invasive species, and harvest natural resources unsustainably.Stewart Patrick, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2021
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At least 20 people have been arrested on suspicion of looting during the wildfires raging in Los Angeles County, according to officials.Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman warned residents of looters and vowed to punish them Wednesday amid reports of looting in the county as firefighters struggle to contain multiple wildfires raging in Southern California, including the massive Pacific Palisades fire.Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Maraud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maraud. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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