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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That feature can use external cameras and switch on alerts and alarms to dissuade potential thieves or vandals − and alert owners via a mobile app that something is happening.
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Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
The agency has offered a $1,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the vandals.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 11 Mar. 2025
In July 2022, while The Pryde was under construction, vandals painted hate speech around the building, including threats to burn it down.
—Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Mar. 2025
Even people who can ride out the worst times in a bubble of luxury that artificially preserves some of the old ways have to live with the knowledge that their country has been wrecked by vandals, governed by criminals, and based on lies.
—Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
The agency has offered a $1,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the vandals.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 11 Mar. 2025
In July 2022, while The Pryde was under construction, vandals painted hate speech around the building, including threats to burn it down.
—Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Mar. 2025
Even people who can ride out the worst times in a bubble of luxury that artificially preserves some of the old ways have to live with the knowledge that their country has been wrecked by vandals, governed by criminals, and based on lies.
—Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Vandal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vandal. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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