as in defacer
a person who damages or destroys property on purpose
a group of vandals broke into the school and painted graffiti on the walls
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Recent Examples of vandal
Dorothy Tillman, 3rd, dissented saying that aldermen should be more concerned with problems of unemployment and housing than keeping spray paint cans out of the hands of vandals.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
The big picture: No one was hurt in the fire, which marked the third time since 2017 that vandals had targeted the New Mexico GOP offices.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 30 Mar. 2025
That same year, a vandal at the Tate Modern in London deliberately defaced Rothko’s 1958 painting Black on Maroon (1958) with graffiti.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
Attorney General Pam Bondi has vowed to crack down on Tesla vandals.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
The big picture: No one was hurt in the fire, which marked the third time since 2017 that vandals had targeted the New Mexico GOP offices.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 30 Mar. 2025
That same year, a vandal at the Tate Modern in London deliberately defaced Rothko’s 1958 painting Black on Maroon (1958) with graffiti.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
Attorney General Pam Bondi has vowed to crack down on Tesla vandals.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vandal
destroyer
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It was joined by the Chinese Type 055 destroyer CNS Nanchang and the Type 052D destroyer CNS Qiqihar, both identified by their hull numbers.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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But another enemy suicide plane crashed into the destroyer, causing a huge explosion that rolled the ship on its starboard side and sank it within 50 seconds.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2025
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“Vandal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vandal. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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