as in vandalization
deliberate damaging or destroying of another's property
anyone guilty of vandalism to university property will be expelled
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Recent Examples of vandalism
Police initially reported no signs of vandalism, but later confirmed damage to property in the area.
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Richard Ramos, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Cedar Park police are asking for help identifying two men seen in surveillance photos in connection with vandalism that caused thousands of dollars in damage to baseball fields and the theft of sports equipment.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
Some child care employees featured in Shirley's video have received threatening phone calls or been the targets of vandalism.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 7 Jan. 2026
There had been some break-ins, vandalism, that sort of thing that just kind of breathes character into the location.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vandalism
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Some city governments gave up on Columbus statues after multiple rounds of vandalization and decided to remove them, like in New Haven, Connecticut.—
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Since the boycott, PEN has donated to Palestinian aid organizations, highlighted writers and journalists who have been targeted and killed by Israel, and released a report on the deliberate destruction of Palestinian cultural heritage.—
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Consumers and retailers should destroy affected products and not return them, as Gold Star will issue refunds with proof of destruction.—
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Palombo learned of the complete defacement through private messages on his social media channels.—
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After a while, sticky notes appear, written by someone else who’s not exactly pleased about the doodler’s defacement of the only astronomy reference work in the school library.—
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“Vandalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vandalism. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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