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 At the start of midterms last week, Cornell University students woke up to their administration building vandalized. — Grey Battle, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026 Before dawn that day, activists vandalized an administration building. — Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026 The school said earlier an administration building office was vandalized during the overnight hours. — Dick Brennan, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 Flock Safety’s license plate scanners are being vandalized and cities have ended contracts with the company over community outcry. — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026 Paint can chip and fade and public art faces the constant threat of being vandalized. — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026 Bentley said at the hearing that, at the time of the incident, Miceli did not know whether the people who vandalized his house were juveniles or not. — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2026 At issue is Hamilton Street, a block-long stretch of broken sidewalks, vacant and vandalized buildings, overgrown lots and what appear to be abandoned cars. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026 The next day, Webster reported that his property was vandalized. — Aubrey Wright, IndyStar, 11 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vandalized
  1. destroyed
  2. defaced
  3. damaged
  4. demolished
  5. smashed
  6. ruined
  7. trashed
  8. violated
Verb
  • Firefighters battling a blaze that destroyed six homes in south Orange County can expect a bit of reprieve Saturday afternoon as Santa Ana winds begin to die down.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Its owners, a family of three, left for a cruise before the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel destroyed their property.
    — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of destroyed
Verb
  • 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
  • The building's pine ceilings were in disrepair and its brick walls were damaged, poorly painted, or defaced with graffiti.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of defaced
Verb
  • The bottom of the walls was damaged; these surfaces are not smooth and easily cleanable.
    — NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • But cars have been burned, trees damaged and people hurt in communities across the Palestinian territory, with some people calling this the most dangerous season yet.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of damaged
Verb
  • That includes what else could get demolished or built, beyond the stadium and team headquarters.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The island is the former home of a Renault factory, which was active for most of the 20th century and demolished in 2005.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of demolished
Verb
  • Protesters have hurled rocks at police, burned government buildings, smashed shop windows and destroyed private property.
    — Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Carl Court / Getty In cities across the country, demonstrators set fire to newsstands and smashed windows.
    — Max Butterworth, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of smashed
Verb
  • Janice was disgusted; Mary was emotionally devastated and financially ruined.
    — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Totally ruined by introducing too many plot lines that were pointless or opened up and left alone without closure.
    — David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of ruined
Verb
  • In a testament to its authenticity, one of the hotel’s housekeepers trashed part of the installation.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Expect Raman, whom City Hall opponents have long trashed as conflict-averse, to focus on a message of possibility and positivity while holding her ground and striking back — and hard — when necessary.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of trashed
Verb
  • In a victory for the journalists, Kelly expanded a previous, temporary ruling that the administration had violated the news outlets' Fifth Amendment right to due process.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Nevertheless, even if the amendments had met the threshold and passed, the WIAA cannot implement a policy that is in violation of Washington state law and the amendments proposed would have violated state law.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of violated

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“Vandalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vandalized. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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