as in destroyed
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of
the army's attack decimated the enemy's defenses beyond repair
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Recent Examples of decimated
He was brought in as a former high school principal here, after the devastation of COVID, which decimated our schools for well over a year.
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Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
Nasrallah's assassination followed two weeks of precise Israeli strikes that have destroyed weapons sites, eliminated half of Hezbollah's leadership council and decimated its top military command.
—Samia Nakhoul and Laila Bassam, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Parts of the Gulf Coast have been decimated.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
The latest escalation comes after Israel killed Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah in an airstrike on Friday and decimated the leadership of the most powerful paramilitary force in the Middle East.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
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Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
Nasrallah's assassination followed two weeks of precise Israeli strikes that have destroyed weapons sites, eliminated half of Hezbollah's leadership council and decimated its top military command.
—Samia Nakhoul and Laila Bassam, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Parts of the Gulf Coast have been decimated.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
The latest escalation comes after Israel killed Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah in an airstrike on Friday and decimated the leadership of the most powerful paramilitary force in the Middle East.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
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The wineries surrounding this area did suffer some damage, but only one had a portion of its vineyards destroyed.Jessica Dupuy, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Prior to Thursday, the analysts at the open-source intelligence collective Oryx had tallied one destroyed Nebo-M and two damaged ones.David Axe, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Rescue crews are hindered by cell service outages and ruined roads and bridges as federal officials warn money to help people get back on their feet is tenuous with 57 days still left in the official hurricane season.Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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Instead of basking at the park's desert ecosystem, visitors left graffiti and ruined trails.Louis Casiano, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2024
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Buildings on site tied to the Cadillac dealership have already been demolished as part of the redevelopment plans, including a parts service building and a collision, paint, and repair center.Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
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The distillery operated sporadically before being mothballed in 1998 and demolished in 2013.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The situation reached a tragic crescendo with the Beirut Port explosion in August 2020 — the largest non-nuclear blast to date—that devastated large parts of the city, further exposing governmental failings and amplifying public despair.Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
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Chief Cares continues to raise funds for North Carolina and other states devastated by Hurricane Helene.Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
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Federal officials and experts are warning that the winds and floodwaters from Helene that wrecked the Southeast carry unscrupulous fraudsters amid the flotsam.Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
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When the smoke cleared, 16 MT-LBs and a tank lay wrecked.David Axe, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Decimated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decimated. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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