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as in plundered
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 searched
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 ransacked
Others ransacked the presidential palace and residence with Assad and other top officials gone.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
The Iranian Embassy in Damascus was ransacked after apparently having been abandoned.
—Abdulrahman Shaheen and Abby Sewell, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Dec. 2024
Thousands of people assembled at the foot of the main square in Damascus, where rebels ransacked Assad’s residence.
—Sana Noor Haq, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Others ransacked the presidential palace after Assad vanished.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
The cathedral was ransacked by rioting Huguenots and remodeled by Louis XIV, who found its Gothicism old fashioned.
—Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Having launched their west coast tour the night before with a show at San Francisco’s Kilowatt, the band’s brief stop was interrupted by an onlooker alerting them that their tour van was being ransacked and robbed.
—Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 4 Dec. 2024
After the Second Temple of Jerusalem was ransacked by Antiochus, there was only enough oil in the jar to burn for a single day.
—Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 3 Dec. 2024
In September, Minnesota Timberwolves guard Mike Conley’s Minnesota home was broken into and ransacked, with jewelry being listed among the items stolen.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
The Iranian Embassy in Damascus was ransacked after apparently having been abandoned.
—Abdulrahman Shaheen and Abby Sewell, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Dec. 2024
Thousands of people assembled at the foot of the main square in Damascus, where rebels ransacked Assad’s residence.
—Sana Noor Haq, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Others ransacked the presidential palace after Assad vanished.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
The cathedral was ransacked by rioting Huguenots and remodeled by Louis XIV, who found its Gothicism old fashioned.
—Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Having launched their west coast tour the night before with a show at San Francisco’s Kilowatt, the band’s brief stop was interrupted by an onlooker alerting them that their tour van was being ransacked and robbed.
—Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 4 Dec. 2024
After the Second Temple of Jerusalem was ransacked by Antiochus, there was only enough oil in the jar to burn for a single day.
—Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 3 Dec. 2024
In September, Minnesota Timberwolves guard Mike Conley’s Minnesota home was broken into and ransacked, with jewelry being listed among the items stolen.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ransacked
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For decades, the terrorist group has plundered Gaza and sacrificed its people in pursuit of an unending messianic war to eliminate the Jewish state.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
18 Mar. 2025
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Villagers plundered the shrine and sold the bronzes to antiquities dealers like Robert Hecht, who faced allegations of smuggling before his death in 2012.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Feb. 2025
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After recapturing Jerusalem’s Holy Temple, which had been converted into a place of idol worship, the website says, the Maccabees searched for pure oil with which to light the Temple menorah.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Detroit Free Press,
24 Dec. 2024
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Data taken from Google Trends in early December revealed the most uniquely searched for Christmas cookie.—
Christine Rousselle,
Fox News,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Despite being looted in the past, the tomb still held valuable artifacts and evidence of its use as a ritual site during the Roman era.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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And he’s been attempting to help retrieve the Benin Bronzes, intricate sculptures looted in the 19th century from the Kingdom of Benin, today’s Benin City.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Junior Invitational, founded in 2011, features 36 boys and 24 girls competing.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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This particular narrative arc started in 2014, when Markle founded her lifestyle blog The Tig.—
Alanna Bennett,
refinery29.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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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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“Ransacked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ransacked. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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