plundered; plundering
ˈplən-d(ə-)riŋ 
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: to make extensive use of as if by plundering : use or use up wrongfully
plunder the land
: to commit robbery or looting
1
: an act of plundering : pillaging
2
: something taken by force, theft, or fraud : loot
3
chiefly dialectal
: personal or household effects
Synonyms
Examples of plunder in a Sentence
Verb
The village was plundered by the invading army.
Thieves had long ago plundered the tomb.
The soldiers continued plundering for days.
Noun
the plunder of the village
All evidence suggested that the plunder of the tomb had happened long ago.
Recent Examples on the Web
Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2024
In July 1693, for example, Thomas Tew of Rhode Island plundered £100,000 of gold and silver, gems, pearls, elephant tusks, spices, silk, and gunpowder from a ship bound for what is now Saudi Arabia.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
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Verb
The specifics are those of the Yanomami people: their struggle to maintain a way of life in sync with nature, and to withstand invading forces of greed and commerce that treat nature as a source of wealth to be plundered.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2024
In July 1693, for example, Thomas Tew of Rhode Island plundered £100,000 of gold and silver, gems, pearls, elephant tusks, spices, silk, and gunpowder from a ship bound for what is now Saudi Arabia.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
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“Plunder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plunder. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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