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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The increase would have brought the average annual bill to $117, generating an additional $80 million a year as the city faces a backlog of broken streetlights due to stagnant funding and a rise in vandalism and theft.

— Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Bay Staters answered a brutal heat wave and a shameful act of late-night vandalism with pure grit to celebrate America’s 250th birthday.

— Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 4 July 2026

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