the ravages of
idiom
literary
: destruction or damage caused by (something)
the ravages of war/disease
—sometimes used figurativelyHer face showed the ravages of time.
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Here, he was portrayed as a devoted father, a health-and-fitness addict, a gladiator raging against the ravages of professional athletics.
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Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
Chicks for sale are also scarce due to the rise in demand from the ravages of the virus.
—Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Jan. 2025
And further reinforcement of the realities of the ravages of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) — a degenerative brain disease caused by repetitive head trauma known to cause aggression, mood swings, depression and paranoia.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2025
For workaday Hollywood, the ravages of fire are the latest blow for largely freelance workers who already faced huge hits to income during the pandemic and months of no work during the 2023 writers and actors strikes.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
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Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
Chicks for sale are also scarce due to the rise in demand from the ravages of the virus.
—Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Jan. 2025
And further reinforcement of the realities of the ravages of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) — a degenerative brain disease caused by repetitive head trauma known to cause aggression, mood swings, depression and paranoia.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2025
For workaday Hollywood, the ravages of fire are the latest blow for largely freelance workers who already faced huge hits to income during the pandemic and months of no work during the 2023 writers and actors strikes.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
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