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- verb Present participle of
ransack .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion)
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Examples
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New York Post that the ransacking was a "huge, huge publicity stunt" -- and that someone was trying to "frame" Hailey for their dirty work. ...
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Another soldier, recalling ransacking Palestinian homes, said: "The entire contents of the house flew out the windows: refrigerator, plates, furniture."
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Another soldier, recalling ransacking Palestinian homes, said: "The entire contents of the house flew out the windows: refrigerator, plates, furniture."
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Another soldier, recalling ransacking Palestinian homes, said: "The entire contents of the house flew out the windows: refrigerator, plates, furniture."
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On the one hand, they reject any relationship, but on the other hand they live this relationship as a cultural "ransacking," which is simply a hideous copy of a possible dialogue among cultures and religions.
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Willoughby considered them a bunch of academic pinheads ransacking libraries for worthless information.
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I left my mother ransacking her drawers and burrowed back under the covers.
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Mr. Assad's speech follows reports of Syrian troops ransacking a border village that had provided help to thousands of people fleeing a military crackdown on anti-government dissent.
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When another group finished ransacking a pawnbroker's and started cleaning out a local fashion boutique, an angry young black woman berated one of them.
Who are the rioters? Young men from poor areas ... but that's not the full story
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Central Manchester and Salford saw serious looting and disorder as gangs waged running battles with police, ransacking dozens of shops.
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