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Recent Examples of graffiti
What parts of the dining room walls that aren’t obscured by supplies are graffitied with well wishes in English, Spanish and Mandarin, and taped with paper bills like a neighborhood bar.
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Amy Scattergood, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2020
In under a hundred years, Florence’s equivalent of a New York minute, the majority were bordered up, graffitied over, repurposed into doorbell posts, or completely covered.
—Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Jan. 2020
There have been at least 12 episodes since Nov. 6, including anti-Asian and anti-black slurs graffitied in residence halls and a swastika in a snow bank near an apartment complex where students live.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2019
Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times More than 2,500 police officers patrol New York City’s subway, where crime is down sharply from the era of rampant violence and graffiti three decades ago.
—New York Times, 5 Nov. 2019
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Amy Scattergood, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2020
In under a hundred years, Florence’s equivalent of a New York minute, the majority were bordered up, graffitied over, repurposed into doorbell posts, or completely covered.
—Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Jan. 2020
There have been at least 12 episodes since Nov. 6, including anti-Asian and anti-black slurs graffitied in residence halls and a swastika in a snow bank near an apartment complex where students live.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2019
Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times More than 2,500 police officers patrol New York City’s subway, where crime is down sharply from the era of rampant violence and graffiti three decades ago.
—New York Times, 5 Nov. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graffiti
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The Sox tagged Imanaga for seven runs and a career-high 12 hits.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
26 July 2025
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Fishback tagged Musk in his post and pushed for the billionaire to think about a $5,000 check for Americans.—
Joyce Orlando,
Nashville Tennessean,
25 July 2025
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To approximate that art entirely by proxy, without confronting the drama, is to desecrate it.—
Sheldon Pearce,
NPR,
17 June 2025
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Anyone who desecrates these sacred places will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Anything that damages the trust between the vendor, Microsoft, and the user is as much a threat as the hackers themselves, in my never humble opinion.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Driving through deep water can also damage a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 July 2025
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Over the years, around 30 people would be arrested for toppling or otherwise defacing the cross, according to Enquirer reports at the time.—
Cameron Knight,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Their words come as demonstrations roil the streets, defacing public property and lighting cars on fire in response to 44 arrests made by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
10 June 2025
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The pair allegedly vandalized the Guardian Building's revolving glass door at 4:45 a.m. Saturday and fled, according to a news release from prosecutor Kym Worthy’s office.—
Violet Ikonomova,
Freep.com,
22 July 2025
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Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Bronx campaign office was vandalized with red paint overnight Monday, with perpetrators leaving a sign accusing the congresswoman of funding genocide in Gaza.—
Adeola Adeosun
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025
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An administrative review over whether the deputies violated department policies is also ongoing, Waters said.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
23 July 2025
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Then, in November 2023, a mistrial was declared in a federal trial over whether Hankison violated the civil rights of Taylor, her boyfriend and neighbors after the jury could not come to a decision.—
Josh Wood,
The Courier-Journal,
23 July 2025
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Rather than driving her to school, according to investigators from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and Kissimmee Police Department, Sterns trashed her belongings in a dumpster and drove to and from St. Cloud.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 July 2025
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The singer jumped to his friend’s defense and pulled Paul back by the hair and shoved him aside, but not before Logan smashed up Jelly’s musical equipment, trashing his guitars and drum set.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
17 July 2025
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“Graffiti.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graffiti. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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