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as in to plunder
to search through with the intent of committing robbery
it was clear that the thieves who had ransacked the museum were professionals—they bypassed most of the exhibits and went straight for the vaults
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as in to search
to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something
I've ransacked the whole house for that book you lent me and it's nowhere to be found
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Recent Examples of ransack
Indy couldn’t resist an expedition to retrieve a cat mummy in Siwa, and his absence led to their split, but that same artifact has attracted the notice of several parties, including a giant who ransacks the Marshall College museum, stealing it.
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Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
Protesters tore down posters of the late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani that adorned the embassy, while offices inside the building were ransacked, as seen in video published by The Associated Press.
—Carol E. Lee, NBC News, 9 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Others ransacked the presidential palace after Assad vanished.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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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Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
Protesters tore down posters of the late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani that adorned the embassy, while offices inside the building were ransacked, as seen in video published by The Associated Press.
—Carol E. Lee, NBC News, 9 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Others ransacked the presidential palace after Assad vanished.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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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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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Three seasons removed from his last 1,000-yard campaign, the 29-year-old was searching for an opportunity to compete for a championship in the waning years of his career.Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Rescuers working in subzero conditions and bracing winds searched the rubble on Wednesday after a strong quake in Tibet toppled thousands of houses in a remote area near the northern foothills of Mount Everest.Tiffany May, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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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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As of yet, the brand has found no need to employ traditional marketing techniques to get the word out.Lela London, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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That's where Joseph Keil found a skeleton in a sarcophagus filled with water, but for some reason, Keil only removed the cranium from the tomb before sealing it back up.Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2025
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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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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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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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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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This small insectivorous bird disappeared as rats raided its nests.Scott Travers, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Listen to this article On Oct. 1, 2020, federal agents raided the home of an Adams County man.Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Ransack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ransack. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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