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as in possession
chiefly dialect
transportable items that one owns
with all of our plunder in the pickup, we headed for the state that bills itself as the Last Frontier
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Recent Examples of plunder
Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2024
But to the corporations and people that own the copyrights to large swaths of that record, the Internet Archive is like a pirate ship stuffed with digital plunder.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2024
Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
That killing led to riots and violence that resulted in the death of nearly 100 Christians, 300 churches being attacked or destroyed, and 6,000 Christian houses plundered.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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Noun
But unlike the pirates of the sea, the plunder for the pirates of the web is said to be time, not money.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2024
But to the corporations and people that own the copyrights to large swaths of that record, the Internet Archive is like a pirate ship stuffed with digital plunder.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2024
Verb
In Charleston, Loyalists were desperate for skilled horsemen who could work as scouts and raiders, plundering Patriot homes for supplies.
—Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
That killing led to riots and violence that resulted in the death of nearly 100 Christians, 300 churches being attacked or destroyed, and 6,000 Christian houses plundered.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunder
Noun
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The bulk of the loot came from a safe in the Farrior Army Goods store at 211 Main Street, which lost $500.—
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
arkansasonline.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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Using power tools, the group pierced the store’s vault and other secure storage areas over several hours before fleeing with millions of dollars in loot.—
Max Levy,
The Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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After a throw-in, and a quick possession win on the left side of midfield, Thommy drove a pass across the field to Shapi Suleymanov.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
9 Mar. 2025
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One individual was later arrested, and is now facing two charges: trespassing and possession of methamphetamines.—
Abe Aboraya,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2025
Verb
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White mobs also used the rumors to justify hunting Black citizens in the area for days, murdering men, women, and children and pillaging and burning their property.—
Christmaelle Vernet & Kathy Roberts Forde / Made by History,
TIME,
28 Feb. 2025
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After pillaging and gutting the U.S. government, the Western alliance and our relationship with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump is thinking of himself as a king and cogitating on a third term.—
Maureen Dowd,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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New England’s quarterbacks were sacked 52 times over the course of it.—
Oliver Thomas,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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The 38-year-old sacked Trevor Lawrence on his first defensive snap and tackled Travis Etienne Jr. in the backfield on the following play.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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But subtle little things — developments unlikely to make headlines – can also be big winners.—
Dewayne Bevil,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 Dec. 2024
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The challenge has always been to figure out how to personalize things without spending inordinate amounts of time and money mapping out every possible path a student might take.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The world is a stakeholder, not a bystander, and cannot remain silent as Brazil despoils this indispensable carbon sink, irreplaceable oxygen source, and precious repository of plant and animal life.—
Stewart Patrick,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Oct. 2021
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Meanwhile, human activity has imperiled biodiversity as people despoil lands and waters, introduce invasive species, and harvest natural resources unsustainably.—
Stewart Patrick,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Oct. 2021
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Photograph: Simon Hill; Getty Images Losing all the stuff on your phone was no big deal before the smartphone age.—
Simon Hill,
WIRED,
12 Mar. 2025
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But extraterrestrial enthusiasts should know that this movie is about 90 percent dad stuff, and only 10 percent aliens.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Earlier this week, the U.N. humanitarian affairs coordination office (OCHA) reported that armed men had raided at least two hospitals in North Kivu’s capital Goma, abducting dozens of patients.—
Paul Tilsley,
Fox News,
9 Mar. 2025
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Gregorios Bishara, priest of the Church of Our Lady of the Annunciation, was martyred this morning at the hands of the pro-HTS armed factions that raided the city of Baniyas.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
8 Mar. 2025
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