Thesaurus results for LOOTED

looted

verb

past tense of loot

as in plundered

to search through with the intent of committing robbery the bandits looted the archaeological dig before riding off into the night

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Recent Examples of looted Hundreds of businesses were looted nationwide, and unrest continued Sunday in Paris, where police used tear gas as tensions flared around Place de la République. — Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026 In Paris, an Intersport store was looted after individuals smashed its windows and left carrying bags of merchandise. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2026 Rioters clashed with police, looted stores and set property on fire in central Milan on Saturday, emptying Piazza del Duomo and a luxury shopping arcade when the area would usually be teeming with shoppers. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 Clashes in Paris and other cities left vehicles and buildings burning, shops looted and several people injured. — Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 Rioting broke out in some cities as luxury boutiques and supermarkets were looted while public buildings were defaced and even set on fire. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026 As night fell in Paris, groups of young people looted and started fires as protests ended, prompting police to respond with tear gas and baton charges in the narrow streets. — Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026 However, in the 7th century, this all vanished; the temples were abandoned and later looted, and Kea never again revived its trade or harbor settlements. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 One of the Buddhas was looted more than 100 years ago from the Tianlongshan Grottoes, a temple complex in Shanxi Province. — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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But there is very little archaeological evidence available, given that many of the earliest Egyptian tombs were plundered and/or hastily excavated.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
In the sixties, artists such as Roy Lichtenstein and Peter Saul had plundered lowbrow visual culture for elemental materials.

— Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of plundered

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But Nolan also throws a meditative new wrinkle into the story, as Odysseus comes to grips with his role in the Trojan War, leading the charge as his men raped, murdered and pillaged in his name.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 18 July 2026
For decades, tomb raiders have pillaged sites across the country, selling them on the black market.

— Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 19 June 2026

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Craig overcame being sacked four times and the run game producing just 33 yards to lead TCU to the massive victory, as the Horned Frogs scored multiple touchdowns against a Power Four conference opponent for the first time this season.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026
Much worse, the Commanders were in field goal range, and they somehow got sacked.

— David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

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In January, the FBI raided a Post reporter’s home, as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of mishandling sensitive national security information.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Authorities on Wednesday raided the headquarters of one of Turkey ’s few broadcasters not aligned with the government, and appointed a trustee manager to oversee the popular news channel as part of an investigation into alleged corruption.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

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One looks to the story of the Haitian World Cup team, appearing in the tournament for the first time in fifty years, which has gathered expatriate players from the Haitian diaspora to play for that beautiful and utterly despoiled country, where many of them have never lived.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
In the 21st century, oil extraction has become a serious threat to Ecuadoran Amazonia, with large swaths of forest, often located in Indigenous territories, despoiled by the release of wastewater from the wells.

— Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026

Definition of despoiled

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At least 24 of the country’s 3,700 high schools have been set on fire or ransacked, according to France’s education minister.

— Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2026
While the mob ransacked and burned the home, local police stood by and watched.

— Briauna Brown, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of ransacked

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