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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An election worker also told KATU that the vandals threw rocks and smashed every window on the street side of the building, but nothing appeared to be stolen.
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Stepheny Price, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2025
With thieves after potential copper used in charging equipment, ChargePoint started to look into a way to prevent would-be vandals from knocking more public charging stations offline.
—Sasha Lekach, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Under the cover of darkness, vandals targeted University of Michigan Regent Jordan Acker’s Huntington Woods home, spraying antisemitic graffiti on his car and smashing his front window with a jar of urine.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024
The attack comes as police search for three suspects over an arson attack on the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne on Friday and follows other antisemitic attacks by vandals in Sydney.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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Stepheny Price, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2025
With thieves after potential copper used in charging equipment, ChargePoint started to look into a way to prevent would-be vandals from knocking more public charging stations offline.
—Sasha Lekach, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Under the cover of darkness, vandals targeted University of Michigan Regent Jordan Acker’s Huntington Woods home, spraying antisemitic graffiti on his car and smashing his front window with a jar of urine.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024
The attack comes as police search for three suspects over an arson attack on the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne on Friday and follows other antisemitic attacks by vandals in Sydney.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Vandal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vandal. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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