Meaning & use
ransack
To search a place thoroughly and roughly, often leaving it in disorder, typically to steal something.
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Thieves ransacked the office overnight, leaving papers and drawers scattered everywhere.
She ransacked her closet looking for the shoes she needed for the interview.
A note on using this word
Ransack often implies violence, urgency, and disorder, unlike the calmer search or rummage.
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