as in looted
to search through with the intent of committing robbery
the escaped convict plundered the house in search of valuables
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Recent Examples of plundered
All three were plundered by thieves in ancient and medieval times, so many of the items originally left are no longer there.
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Along with thousands of others, these artifacts were plundered by French colonial troops in 1892.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
Later, plundered relics like the Irish Crown Jewels and the Amber Room eluded investigators and would-be discoverers.
—Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
That killing led to riots and violence that resulted in the death of nearly 100 Christians, 300 churches being attacked or destroyed, and 6,000 Christian houses plundered.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
And neither Coppola nor Snyder deals with how ideologues have plundered the West.
—Armond White, National Review, 9 Oct. 2024
Clearly, the rats’ numbers were not limited by resources, as there was always more garbage to be plundered.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Along with thousands of others, these artifacts were plundered by French colonial troops in 1892.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
Later, plundered relics like the Irish Crown Jewels and the Amber Room eluded investigators and would-be discoverers.
—Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
That killing led to riots and violence that resulted in the death of nearly 100 Christians, 300 churches being attacked or destroyed, and 6,000 Christian houses plundered.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
And neither Coppola nor Snyder deals with how ideologues have plundered the West.
—Armond White, National Review, 9 Oct. 2024
Clearly, the rats’ numbers were not limited by resources, as there was always more garbage to be plundered.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plundered
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Archaeologists found the wooden coffin and Ramses’ mummy in a hiding place at the Deir el-Bahari temple complex in 1881, but the alabaster and granite sarcophagi were missing, likely looted by ancient tomb robbers.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Dec. 2024
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The theft was indicative of a disheartening trend unfolding across the United States; other Nativity scenes had been looted that year, including displays in Tennessee, West Virginia and Minnesota.—
John Otis,
New York Times,
23 Dec. 2024
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Troops raided Kamal Adwan in October, and on Tuesday troops stormed and evacuated the Indonesian Hospital.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Dec. 2024
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Israeli forces previously raided Kamal Adwan in October and stormed the Indonesian Hospital earlier this week, forcing its evacuation.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Dec. 2024
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Others ransacked the presidential palace and residence with Assad and other top officials gone.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
8 Dec. 2024
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The Iranian Embassy in Damascus was ransacked after apparently having been abandoned.—
ABDULRAHMAN SHAHEEN and ABBY SEWELL,
The Christian Science Monitor,
8 Dec. 2024
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