VANDALIZATION Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

vandalization

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deliberate damaging or destroying of another's property colorizing that classic black-and-white film would be an unforgivable act of cinematic vandalization

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Recent Examples of vandalization Riverside has both a community center named for Chavez and a bronze statue — often the target of vandalization — on the Main Street pedestrian mall in the city’s downtown. — Ryan Carter, Daily News, 19 Mar. 2026 Police said officers from the 116th Precinct had been alerted to the vandalization in the neighborhood and found 11 different police vehicles, both marked and unmarked, with damage. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025

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vandalism

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Some far-right politicians have blamed immigration for the wave of looting and vandalism that battered a number of French cities on October 17.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
The economic impact of business vandalism in France extends the economic consequences of retail theft.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

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