Find the synonym of the underlined word.
The police took measures to prevent looting.

Signing

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Espionage

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Smuggling

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Escaping

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Plundering

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Solution

The correct option is D Plundering
'Looting' means to steal goods from (a place), typically during a war or riot.
"police confronted the protesters who were looting shops"
In this context, "The police took measures to prevent looting", 'looting' means plundering. Hence, option E is correct and the others are not because they do not provide the appropriate information.

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