as in to destroy
to deliberately cause the damage or destruction of another's property
he decided to vandalize the store because the owner had kicked him out
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Recent Examples of vandalize
Some Tesla owners have reported their cars being vandalized, while other embarrassed drivers have even tried to disguise their cars as models by other manufacturers.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
Tesla vehicles, dealerships and charging stations have been vandalized, suffered arson and faced protests in recent weeks since the company's CEO Elon Musk began his work at the White House spearheading the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2025
In recent weeks, protestors have targeted various Tesla showrooms or vandalized the company’s vehicles on the street.
—Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
In July 2024, the Oakland Chabad Center was twice vandalized.
—Mark Cohen, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
Tesla vehicles, dealerships and charging stations have been vandalized, suffered arson and faced protests in recent weeks since the company's CEO Elon Musk began his work at the White House spearheading the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2025
In recent weeks, protestors have targeted various Tesla showrooms or vandalized the company’s vehicles on the street.
—Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
In July 2024, the Oakland Chabad Center was twice vandalized.
—Mark Cohen, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vandalize
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Af Klint edited her own notebooks later in life, rewriting or destroying entire passages and exorcising biographical details.—
Jay Cheshes,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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Helicopters dumped water over a burning forest in South Korea Thursday as fire crews struggled to contain the country's worst-ever wildfires, which have killed 28 people, forced at least 37,800 to flee their homes and destroyed thousands of structures and vehicles.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Mar. 2025
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Teslas have been set ablaze with Molotov cocktails, riddled with bullets and defaced with swastikas.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2025
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In Lynnwood, Washington, six Tesla vehicles were vandalized on March 11, including one that was defaced with swastikas.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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The house was demolished a few years ago, so those films have now become a kind of archival image of the family.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
26 Mar. 2025
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Protests against Hamas come amid a deep humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where most infrastructure including medical facilities has been demolished.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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To Late April Close, CFO Says - Update RTL pointed to 2024 success stories including Oscar-winner Poor Things, hit Amazon YA series Maxton Hall, Kim Kardashian-produced doc Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar and U.S. entertainment smashes like Family Feud and The Farmer Wants A Wife.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2025
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Two people who were in the office area were hit as the vehicle smashed through the building, came out the other side and struck another vehicle, police said.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
19 Mar. 2025
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However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacramento Bee,
23 Mar. 2025
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Institutions of higher learning, schools, churches, museums ruined.—
Askold Haywas,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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The latest case before the court involves Louisiana's congressional map, which was redrawn last year to add a second majority-Black district to comply with Section 2, but then was found to be a racial gerrymander that violated the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2025
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Typically, the Office for Civil Rights investigates a complaint and finds out whether a school or district has violated its obligation to serve students with disabilities.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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But even though teams and equipment have been flown in from other nations, they are hindered by the airports in those cities being damaged and apparently unfit to land planes.—
Time,
Time,
29 Mar. 2025
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Communication towers and water and electricity utilities were damaged, OCHA said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2025
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Unruly tourists have caused traffic jams and public commotions, offended local sensibilities, trashed the environment, and desecrated sacred sites.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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The motion added that eventually the woman’s home was sold and her belongings trashed — including her family Bible and her husband’s flag commemorating his military service with the Tuskegee Airmen.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Vandalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vandalize. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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