vandalized

verb

past tense of vandalize
as in destroyed
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 vandalized The country music icon's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was allegedly vandalized after her death; it was already set to be replaced because of existing cracks, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce told Los Angeles news station ABC 7. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 Parton’s star was vandalized shortly after the beloved entertainer was laid to rest following her death at age 80. — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026 But Martinez, who has worked for the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce for 39 years, could not recall the country music singer’s star being vandalized before. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Flock cameras have been vandalized in at least 36 states, including incidents in which individuals sawed down the devices and shot at them with guns, NPR reported last month. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026 The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce is replacing Dolly Parton’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star after it was vandalized a week after her death at age 80. — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026 The Brownsville Youth Soccer Association is seeking help from the community after its soccer fields were vandalized. — Josh Taylor, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 Flock cameras have now been vandalized in at least 36 states, according to NPR. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026 The cameras vandalized last week were focused on opposite lanes of traffic on Oak Avenue, near the roadway’s intersection with Santa Juanita Avenue, which forms a partial border between Folsom and Orangevale. — Haley Parsley august 22, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vandalized
  1. destroyed
  2. defaced
  3. damaged
  4. demolished
  5. smashed
  6. ruined
  7. trashed
  8. violated
Verb
  • The fire started in the 2300 block of Pickett Road and destroyed five structures, according to Cal Fire.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Almost 50 homes and other structures have been destroyed so far; there have been several injuries, and one of Tibbetts’s neighbors lost 20 German shepherds.
    — Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of destroyed
Verb
  • Continue reading … HOLY GROUND ATTACK — World-famous Catholic shrine defaced and set on fire.
    — , FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
  • No patriots so defaced America as those who, in the name of Americanism, launched a witch hunt that became a byword around the world.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Definition of defaced
Verb
  • At a key power plant that was severely damaged by the floods, workers started inspecting the facilities Sunday to survey the destruction.
    — Victoria Milko, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The Don Curry Nature Trail — named for the Troop 326 scoutmaster and Fort Worth attorney — replaced an older trail that had been damaged by erosion.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of damaged
Verb
  • Now it will be demolished and replaced as part of a $250 million sports complex project.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • After the property crisis cuts off family support, a filmmaker returns from the US to find his home demolished by a bankrupt father who once shaped Shenzhen’s skyline.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of demolished
Verb
  • In 2023, an armed robber smashed into a luxury London home where the actress was staying with her husband, musician Malcolm McRae.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026
  • That crossing was close to where part of a glacier broke away and smashed into a river valley 4,000 feet below.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of smashed
Verb
  • Three winemakers earlier this month filed suit against the owner of Hundred Acre Wines, Jayson Woodbridge, and his company alleging that smoke from the wildfire ruined their harvests, the Press Democrat reported.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Authorities in Napa County have charged a man for allegedly setting the 2025 Pickett Fire near Calistoga, which burned thousands of acres of Wine Country and ruined grape harvests because of the smoke.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of ruined
Verb
  • The socialist government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has been trashed by the opposition over the crisis, who accuse them of failing to act.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Critics trashed the stun gloves as another giant loophole for ICE abuse and a waste of taxpayer money.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of trashed
Verb
  • The core of the Teamsters’ petition against the DMV is the claim that regulators violated the California Administrative Procedure Act by failing to complete an extensive study of the economic and practical impact of the policy change.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Meta also lost a separate social-media case brought by New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez, after a court found that the company violated the state's child-safety laws and ordered it to pay over $900 million in penalties.
    — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of violated

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“Vandalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vandalized. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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