as in looted
to search through with the intent of committing robbery
the escaped convict plundered the house in search of valuables
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Recent Examples of plundered
For decades, the terrorist group has plundered Gaza and sacrificed its people in pursuit of an unending messianic war to eliminate the Jewish state.
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Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2025
Villagers plundered the shrine and sold the bronzes to antiquities dealers like Robert Hecht, who faced allegations of smuggling before his death in 2012.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Feb. 2025
So what makes the Parthenon sculptures different from the bronzes, which were also originally plundered by British colonialists?
—Ralph Leonard, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
Otto Frank requested that the spaces, plundered by the Nazis, remain vacant, their barrenness attesting to profound loss.
—Laurel Graeber, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
British and American soldiers plundered that area of New Jersey so heavily that all provisions became scarce.
—John Laycock, Baltimore Sun, 27 Dec. 2024
All three were plundered by thieves in ancient and medieval times, so many of the items originally left are no longer there.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Along with thousands of others, these artifacts were plundered by French colonial troops in 1892.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
Later, plundered relics like the Irish Crown Jewels and the Amber Room eluded investigators and would-be discoverers.
—Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2025
Villagers plundered the shrine and sold the bronzes to antiquities dealers like Robert Hecht, who faced allegations of smuggling before his death in 2012.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Feb. 2025
So what makes the Parthenon sculptures different from the bronzes, which were also originally plundered by British colonialists?
—Ralph Leonard, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
Otto Frank requested that the spaces, plundered by the Nazis, remain vacant, their barrenness attesting to profound loss.
—Laurel Graeber, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
British and American soldiers plundered that area of New Jersey so heavily that all provisions became scarce.
—John Laycock, Baltimore Sun, 27 Dec. 2024
All three were plundered by thieves in ancient and medieval times, so many of the items originally left are no longer there.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Along with thousands of others, these artifacts were plundered by French colonial troops in 1892.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
Later, plundered relics like the Irish Crown Jewels and the Amber Room eluded investigators and would-be discoverers.
—Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plundered
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Their testimonies—detailing missing relatives, murdered family members, homes looted then burned—should shake us to our core.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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And he’s been attempting to help retrieve the Benin Bronzes, intricate sculptures looted in the 19th century from the Kingdom of Benin, today’s Benin City.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
14 Mar. 2025
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Troops raided Kamal Adwan in October, and on Tuesday troops stormed and evacuated the Indonesian Hospital.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Dec. 2024
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Israeli forces previously raided Kamal Adwan in October and stormed the Indonesian Hospital earlier this week, forcing its evacuation.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Others ransacked the presidential palace after Assad vanished.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Dec. 2024
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Thousands of people assembled at the foot of the main square in Damascus, where rebels ransacked Assad’s residence.—
Sana Noor Haq,
CNN,
8 Dec. 2024
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