decimation

noun

Definition of decimationnext
as in destruction
the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless the virtual decimation of the coastal town by the hurricane

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  1. destruction
  2. extinction
  3. havoc
  4. loss
  5. demolition
Noun
  • Looting and destruction Roosevelt signed the Antiquities Act after a generation of lobbying by educators and scientists who wanted to protect sites from commercial artifact looting and haphazard collecting by individuals.
    Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Among others, the Hazara and Tajik minorities are significantly affected, raising the question of whether the destruction is in part linked to ethnicity.
    Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of destruction
Noun
  • According to an assessment by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Western monarch population has plummeted by more than 95% since the 1980s, and has a 99% chance of extinction by 2080.
    Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Like mammoths, mastodons disappeared toward the end of the last ice age, when a series of factors, including climate change and human hunting, drove many large animals to extinction, as Jess Thomson reports for Newsweek.
    Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of extinction
Noun
  • Their grievances justify lawbreaking, havoc, rampage.
    Matthew Continetti, National Review, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Long lamented the havoc wreaked on motorists, who will be affected by the partial bridge closure well into 2025.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of havoc
Noun
  • Such outages are defined as those affecting at least 50,000 homes or businesses, or causing at least a 300-megawatt loss of power.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Shiseido reported an operating loss of 2.7 billion yen in the six months ended June 30, versus a profit of 13.63 billion yen in the same prior-year period.
    Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of loss
Noun
  • The demolition of the Chicago Stock Exchange in 1972 is often cited as the tipping point toward creating any significant landmark protections in Chicago.
    Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2024
  • This has included banning cars, demolition and construction work, and spraying roads with water.
    Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of demolition
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