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marauding

[muh-raw-ding] / məˈrɔ dɪŋ /




NOUN
rapacity
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The gang of marauding kids from that movie chased O’Brien through scenes of movies from “Marty Supreme” to an animated riff on “KPop Demon Hunters.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

“And there’s lots of coyote scat — they’re just marauding around. The lizards are back and some of my roses survived.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

A snatch of traveler’s gossip could have meant the difference between staying alive and losing your head to marauding Vikings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

It culminated a stunning comeback after they were all out for 172 at the hands of a marauding Starc.

From Barron's • Nov. 22, 2025

Maximilian said, peering around in case a band of marauding monkeys had just entered the room.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix