Thesaurus results for MARAUDED

marauded

verb

past tense of maraud

as in plundered

to search through with the intent of committing robbery just for kicks, bored teenagers marauded neighborhood houses while their owners were away

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The Stuttgart striker plundered two second-half goals, including a stoppage-time winner, to earn his side a place in the last 32.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 20 June 2026
Which were left to be plundered and destroyed?

— Amer Matar, The Dial, 26 May 2026

Definition of plundered

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In May of this year, the Commission for the Compensation of Victims of Spoliation (CIVS), which determines if artworks were Nazi-looted, failed to reach a definitive conclusion.

— News Desk, Artforum, 30 June 2026
Though it had been looted by kids, most of the material was eventually recovered.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

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One by one, from Rhode Island to Georgia, rioters in each colony pillaged collectors’ wine cellars, drank all their liquor and forced them to publicly resign.

— Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 26 June 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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That came in the spring of 2025, about 11 months after his dad had been sacked as coach, when Pochettino, the new manager, gave the younger Berhalter his first national team call-up.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Alfaro had just been sacked by San Lorenzo, his eighth job in 14 years since starting as a 30-year-old following a brief playing career in Argentina.

— Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 30 June 2026

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The Fulton County Election Hub in Union City was raided by the FBI in January and hundreds of election materials were seized.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Subpoenas were issued June 8, the same day FBI agents raided both men’s houses and the assessor’s office.

— Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

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