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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Under the cover of darkness, vandals targeted University of Michigan Regent Jordan Acker’s Huntington Woods home, spraying antisemitic graffiti on his car and smashing his front window with a jar of urine.
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Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024
The attack comes as police search for three suspects over an arson attack on the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne on Friday and follows other antisemitic attacks by vandals in Sydney.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
Throughout the years, vandals have occasionally broken off parts of the left hand, toes and a sphere that the figure originally held.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
In the 1990s, a vandal chopped off the Ranch Club stallion’s, um, manhood.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025
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Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024
The attack comes as police search for three suspects over an arson attack on the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne on Friday and follows other antisemitic attacks by vandals in Sydney.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
Throughout the years, vandals have occasionally broken off parts of the left hand, toes and a sphere that the figure originally held.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
In the 1990s, a vandal chopped off the Ranch Club stallion’s, um, manhood.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Vandal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vandal. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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