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
After a vandal spray-paints a threatening message on his family’s restaurant, a Palestinian-American boy begins to transform in order to protect the restaurant and his mother.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 June 2025
Adding to the confusion, vandals did damage several police cars and set several self-driving cars on fire Sunday evening.
—Sean Lyngaas, CNN Money, 10 June 2025
Investigators believe the vandal poured gasoline on the police cars before setting them on fire.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
Spectrum had offered a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the alleged vandals.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 15 June 2025
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 June 2025
Adding to the confusion, vandals did damage several police cars and set several self-driving cars on fire Sunday evening.
—Sean Lyngaas, CNN Money, 10 June 2025
Investigators believe the vandal poured gasoline on the police cars before setting them on fire.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
Spectrum had offered a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the alleged vandals.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vandal
destroyer
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The Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Teruzuki was discovered July 10, at a depth of 2,624 feet in the Solomon Islands, the Ocean Exploration Trust reported in a July 12 news release.—
Mark Price
Updated July 13,
Miami Herald,
13 July 2025
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There are two American destroyers believed to be operating in the Red Sea.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
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“Vandal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vandal. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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