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as in devastation
the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless
the violent storm resulted in the destruction of their tree house
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as in downfall
something that is the cause of one's ultimate failure or loss of life
alcohol will be her destruction if we don't intervene to help her
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Recent Examples of destruction
Amid the chaos and the destruction and with the windstorm expected to continue into Wednesday, the team behind The Pitt premiere made the call to cancel it.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
Weeks later, state lawmakers chose not to pass the initiative despite devastating wildfires that ravaged Maui’s western coast mere months prior in August 2023, which resulted in more than 100 deaths and destruction of historic Lāhainā.
—Kait Hanson, Travel + Leisure, 3 Jan. 2025
The facts are clear: Marylanders stand to gain no benefit from this proposal, yet our state will bear the brunt of its environmental destruction and economic damage to agritourism and farming, our top Maryland industry.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Dec. 2024
The Season 4 finale ended with Vecna opening a gate to the Upside Down, leading to mass destruction in Hawkins.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
Weeks later, state lawmakers chose not to pass the initiative despite devastating wildfires that ravaged Maui’s western coast mere months prior in August 2023, which resulted in more than 100 deaths and destruction of historic Lāhainā.
—Kait Hanson, Travel + Leisure, 3 Jan. 2025
The facts are clear: Marylanders stand to gain no benefit from this proposal, yet our state will bear the brunt of its environmental destruction and economic damage to agritourism and farming, our top Maryland industry.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Dec. 2024
The Season 4 finale ended with Vecna opening a gate to the Upside Down, leading to mass destruction in Hawkins.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for destruction
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Her videos shared an intimate view of her family's life and had more than 2.5 million subscribers before her downfall.Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
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The new paper doesn’t solve the mystery of whether lead poisoning played a role in Rome’s downfall.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
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Given Udoka’s obsession with creating as much defensive havoc as possible, this makes sense.Kelly Iko, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Now, as billionaire Trump advisor Elon Musk continues to play havoc with crypto markets, fears have emerged China could have beaten Donald Trump and the U.S. to creating a bitcoin reserve.Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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The aftershocks of the Vietnam War and the ruination of family legacy also came into play in Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974).Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
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Athens used its financial power to abuse its allies and in doing so precipitated its own ruination.Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 24 Jan. 2020
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The current plan is to use Monarch Hill for construction and demolition debris, although there are five other locations in Broward County that accept it.Michelle Gale, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025
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Willis said the shelter at this point is encouraging monetary donations from the community as staff figures out the costs associated with demolition, construction and other services including renting storage spaces.Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Rendered with all of the rich detail and disarming atmospherics that have characterized his work to date, Nosferatu is Eggers at the height of his powers: an astonishing, meticulously crafted, and oddly touching parable about desire, disease, and death.Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
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In the last five years, suicide has been the third leading cause of death in Tarrant County for children between the ages of 10 and 19, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Jan. 2025
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Today, their greatest threat is not humans entering their waters but the overfishing, habitat destruction, and climate change that push them closer to the brink of extinction.Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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More than 40 percent of warm-water, reef-building coral species are at risk of extinction, the International Union for Conservation of Nature revealed this past November.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
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However, his loyalty eventually led to his undoing.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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The key to Ahlgren’s undoing was blockchain analytics.Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Trump has repeatedly vowed to use the DOJ to target his political opponents while issuing sweeping pardons for the rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to overturn his 2020 election loss.Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2025
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However, the data also shows that the most job losses were seen between October 2023 and January 2024.Alexandra Pastore, WWD, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Destruction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/destruction. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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