Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoliated
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All three were plundered by thieves in ancient and medieval times, so many of the items originally left are no longer there.—
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
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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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They were just destroyed by the critics in the press, for some reason.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Dec. 2024
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In October, the operators of the vessel that destroyed the bridge agreed to pay nearly $102 million for costs stemming from the federal response.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
26 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Others ransacked the presidential palace after Assad vanished.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Dec. 2024
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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
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And then in Joker 2, some people complained that the movie was ruined by the images on the screen and the sounds that accompanied them.—
Lexy Perez,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Jan. 2025
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Believing their beloved team already ruined mock drafting for the next two months, New York Giants fans probably hope for a loss against a Philadelphia Eagles team expected to rest starters Sunday.—
Jeff Howe,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
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The venture devised by stars Tiger Woods and Rory Mcilroy was intended to launch a year ago but a storm wrecked the building.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
5 Jan. 2025
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Knee and shoulder injuries wrecked her 2024 season, with the Tunisian speaking about needing regular knee injections to be able to play following a third-round defeat to Elina Svitolina at Wimbledon in July.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
28 Dec. 2024
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When the government has demolished shantytowns, citizens have been relocated, but undocumented immigrants have not, UNICEF said.—
Julie Bourdin,
New York Times,
25 Dec. 2024
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Finally, the wall that had the last remaining barely visible image of Christ was demolished.—
Noe Padilla,
The Indianapolis Star,
24 Dec. 2024
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After a vicious cyclone this month razed slums housing many undocumented immigrants on the French island territory of Mayotte, Safina Soula did not shed a tear.—
Julie Bourdin,
New York Times,
25 Dec. 2024
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Historians commissioned by the state had just published an official report on the deadly attack on the town of Rosewood in 1923, when a white mob razed the majority-Black community and drove out its residents.—
Kate Payne,
Orlando Sentinel,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Spoliated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoliated. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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