as in vandalism
deliberate damaging or destroying of another's property
the trashing of his apartment was the work of his ex-girlfriend, who apparently did not take the breakup very well
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as in attacking
to criticize harshly and usually publicly
a stand-up comedian who humorously trashes the motley crew of people who bug her
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as in destroying
to deliberately cause the damage or destruction of another's property
someone had broken into the gym and trashed the decorations for the dance
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as in dismissing
to express scornfully one's low opinion of
a club member who trashes every idea that isn't hers
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as in assaulting
to take sudden, violent action against
gangs of young punks would trash the encampment of homeless men just for sport
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Recent Examples of trashing
Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Dec. 2025
Songz was accused of trashing the Joe Louis Arena stage in Detroit in 2016 after his microphone was shut off during a show.
—Emma Butts, NBC news, 16 Dec. 2025
Amid tariffs, some shipping companies wind up trashing some packages.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Michael Jackson was trashing the studio!
—Dan Beck, Variety, 21 Oct. 2025
Their actual meeting takes up less time than Emily spends trashing Tamra for meeting with Katie.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 10 Oct. 2025
And that’s the ultimate status symbol — having a $15,000 bag and then trashing it.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
Angry, Sam goes to a dorm room and starts trashing it.
—Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Delpit's trash talk before the game is not the lone instance of a Browns player trashing the Ravens prior to Sunday's game.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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In some cases, shipping companies end up trashing packages.
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Cooper later deleted the posts, but Broncos fans absolutely loved him for trashing the Chiefs.
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Since the Westminster Mall’s more than 40 interior shops closed in late October, the Westminster Police Department has received more than 400 calls about trespassing, vandalism and other illicit activity, with 54 people being arrested on the property now in a holding pattern awaiting redevelopment.—
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Wednesday morning, SacRT alerted riders that a bus bridge was in place along the Gold Line between Sunrise and Historic Folsom due to vandalism.—
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The demonstrations intensified after a federal officer shot a Venezuelan man accused of fleeing a traffic stop and attacking an agent, federal officials said.—
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After officers reached the person, two other people arrived from a nearby apartment and all three started attacking the officer, according to DHS.—
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By the 1960s, gas flares and untreated waste spillage were destroying their forests.—
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And there is a risk of the parasites becoming dormant for years before reactivating and destroying a new cornea.—
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Confidence can tip into defensiveness, so your challenge has a lot to do with asserting boundaries without emotional withdrawal and honoring your needs without dismissing others.—
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The president spoke little about democracy in Venezuela, dismissing a potential role for its longstanding democratic opposition in running the country in the immediate aftermath of the operation.—
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Sutherland is accused of entering the vehicle and physically assaulting the driver, police said.—
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Jerson Lopez-Sanchez, 28, a citizen of Honduras, was indicted and charged with three counts of assaulting federal immigration agents, the Justice Department (DOJ) announced Thursday.—
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Police said officers from the 116th Precinct had been alerted to the vandalization in the neighborhood and found 11 different police vehicles, both marked and unmarked, with damage.—
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He was placed in concussion protocol Monday night after slamming his head against the turf in the team's win over the Steelers.—
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Brown said, noting that the officer slung his rifle around his back before grabbing and body-slamming the protester.—
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Man accused of vandalizing Vance's home ID'd as criminal history is revealed.—
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Saturday to talk to the man about allegedly vandalizing cars, Irvine police spokesman Kyle Oldoerp said.—
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“Trashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trashing. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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