as in defacer
a person who damages or destroys property on purpose
a group of vandals broke into the school and painted graffiti on the walls
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Recent Examples of vandal
The city of Los Angeles is about to raise property tax bills because thieves and vandals won’t stop ransacking the city’s infrastructure to steal copper wire.
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Susan Shelley, Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
The masked vandals appeared on campus overnight, using a power tool to cut them down.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
Splatters of paint now dot the mural of Iryna Zarutska, the slain Ukrainian refugee, after an unknown vandal defaced the building at the corner of North Western and West Montrose avenues.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
The site attracted vandals and groups of as many as 40 loiterers at a time before its parking lot was fenced off.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 3 Mar. 2026
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Susan Shelley, Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
The masked vandals appeared on campus overnight, using a power tool to cut them down.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
Splatters of paint now dot the mural of Iryna Zarutska, the slain Ukrainian refugee, after an unknown vandal defaced the building at the corner of North Western and West Montrose avenues.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
The site attracted vandals and groups of as many as 40 loiterers at a time before its parking lot was fenced off.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vandal
destroyer
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Japan’s Aegis destroyer Chokai has officially gained the ability to launch long-range Tomahawk missiles after completing a series of modifications and crew training in the US that began last October.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Navy exercised an option last year to add an additional destroyer to the contract.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Vandal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vandal. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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