defacing

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Later that year, in October, an Extinction Rebellion activist was ordered to pay more than £1,500 for defacing the statue by painting "racist" on its plinth during a climate protest.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

The property crimes follow the much-publicized defacing of downtown high-rises with graffiti.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2024

Other climate protesters around the world have taken to defacing works of art hanging in museums, but a spokesman for the New York group said that it had not engaged in that particular protest tactic.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2024

Asked about his evolution, Maupal said he never considered himself a “rebel artist,” or the type of graffiti artist who remains anonymous because his artwork is, legally speaking, defacing a public space.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2024

“I see you have been defacing more good parchment, Yollo.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin