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
Musk’s support of MAGA at home and far-right groups like Germany’s AfD party overseas resulted in a backlash that saw Tesla products and vehicles vandalized and set afire in the U.S., Europe and Canada.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
On top of that, and likely as a result, the report states that 61% of Tesla owners say their insurance rates have been hiked by an average of $340 annually, regardless of whether or not their vehicles have been vandalized.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
If people couldn’t pay the crippling fines for excess births—up to many times a family’s annual income—officials would vandalize their homes, knocking down roofs and doors, and confiscate furniture, cattle, and pigs.
—Barbara Demick, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
Nazis set fire to synagogues — including the one attended by Lowell and her family — and vandalized thousands of Jewish homes and businesses, igniting a wave of violence that killed nearly 100 Jews and led to the arrests and deportations of thousands more.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
On top of that, and likely as a result, the report states that 61% of Tesla owners say their insurance rates have been hiked by an average of $340 annually, regardless of whether or not their vehicles have been vandalized.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
If people couldn’t pay the crippling fines for excess births—up to many times a family’s annual income—officials would vandalize their homes, knocking down roofs and doors, and confiscate furniture, cattle, and pigs.
—Barbara Demick, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
Nazis set fire to synagogues — including the one attended by Lowell and her family — and vandalized thousands of Jewish homes and businesses, igniting a wave of violence that killed nearly 100 Jews and led to the arrests and deportations of thousands more.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vandalize
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Another key feature of algae oil is its high smoke point of 535 degrees—the temperature at which oil begins to break down, release dangerous chemicals, and destroy its nutrients.—
Jonathan Purtell,
Verywell Health,
27 May 2025
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During the week of my embed, the Russian military identified and destroyed a few of the Vampire pilots’ positions.—
Nataliya Gumenyuk,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2025
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Gannon, one of 80 or 90 agents assigned to the case, testified that serial numbers had been defaced from gun parts possibly so that law enforcement could not trace them.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
21 May 2025
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Although the Diocese typically purchases a vendor booth for Pride, Danielson says progressive faith leaders stepped up their support after a local rainbow mural was defaced in May 2024.—
Nico Lang,
Them.,
8 May 2025
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In 2012, Texas Wesleyan went to the city’s historic and cultural landmarks commission seeking permission to demolish the home for further campus expansion, but were denied.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 June 2025
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Goldschmidt has demolished the NL Central in his career, with a slash line of .291/.388/.527 in almost 550 games played.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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That served as a prelude to Tim Anderson smashing his own two-run shot off Zack Britton in the bottom of the inning to send the White Sox home winners.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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He’s often found smashing things in the name of justice but can still be angered easily if things don’t go his way.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
30 May 2025
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There were missions that felt like a rally racing mini-game, asking me to navigate between timer-extending rings dotting barren desert ruins.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2025
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But Foxx lamented how the producer ruined his legacy after being arrested in Manhattan last September following a grand jury indictment.—
Mekishana Pierre Published,
EW.com,
3 June 2025
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That has led to China and the US trading barbs in the past week, over which side violated the temporary trade agreement reached in Geneva.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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If an interaction that violates our Community Guidelines occurs, report it to us.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
5 June 2025
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No one was hurt but the Toyota 4Runner the men were inside and another vehicle were damaged.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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In addition to direct contact, Toxoplasma may also damage sperm because the infection promotes chronic inflammation.—
Bill Sullivan,
The Conversation,
28 May 2025
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Decades ago, trash at the local landfill was an even bigger problem.—
Lesley Evans Ogden,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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Conservatives, who’ve theoretically supported fiscal responsibility as a defining principle, are trashing the bill, and Republicans for passing it.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2025
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