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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
There’s also no sign of the contemporary reality of labor exploitation, environmental destruction (slag heaps, polluted water, mountain top removal, etc.), and cultural erasure perpetuated by today’s mining enterprises in search of rare and strategic materials.
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 Feb. 2025
For me, the immediate excess of the administration has been the destruction of the U.S. Agency for International Development.
—Llewellyn King, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
The wholesale destruction of people and programs is being done without regard to long standing policy, purpose, efficacy, and law.
—Claudia Weicker, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2025
Because mutually assured destruction has already occurred.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2025
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 Feb. 2025
For me, the immediate excess of the administration has been the destruction of the U.S. Agency for International Development.
—Llewellyn King, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
The wholesale destruction of people and programs is being done without regard to long standing policy, purpose, efficacy, and law.
—Claudia Weicker, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2025
Because mutually assured destruction has already occurred.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for destruction
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What was the reason for the downfall of the Song dynasty?—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Spoiler alert ahead At the end of the show (spoiler alert), next to depictions of the downfall of a wellness scammer, the audience sees Lucy going for her chemotherapy treatments while also doing yoga, taking ice baths and meditating.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2025
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Protecting The Future Of 5G And AI The U.S. government has reported that Chinese nation-state threat actor groups have been causing havoc to U.S. critical infrastructure, including telecommunications services.—
Anand Oswal,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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For over a year, bird flu has caused havoc in the farming industry, leading to millions of dead birds and thousands of sick cows – and causing egg prices to run up.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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The one-time ingenue made gallows humor out of her ruination, glorying in the cracks and croaks of her voice.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
31 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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Considering how Bickell became a one-man demolition company in the playoffs, that’s no surprise.—
Scott Powers,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Plans are still in the works, but managers are exploring all options and may consider at least partial demolition of the mall.—
Chrissy Suttles,
Axios,
14 Feb. 2025
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The murders in 2024 included eight killings involving white supremacists and five deaths at the hands of far-right anti-government extremists.—
Will Carless,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Heart failure is a condition that occurs when the heart can’t pump out enough blood and oxygen to meet the body’s needs — and related deaths have been climbing steadily for over two decades.—
Jancee Dunn,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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The deeper reason for the extinction event at USAID is Trump’s contempt for anything that looks like cooperation between the strong and the weak.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2025
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Megafauna extinction led forest understories to darken once again, with the model predicting a long-term increase in seed size as a result.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
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That transaction, as will be explained shortly, ultimately led to his undoing.—
Dan Goodin,
Ars Technica,
4 Feb. 2025
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Will the eucalyptus in the corner of our yard be our undoing?—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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The safeguards are important, the lawmakers said, because identity theft or bankruptcy can mean a loss of a security clearance or the end of a service member’s career.—
Melissa Chan,
NBC News,
20 Feb. 2025
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This causes a permanent loss of motion and increases your risk of fractures.—
Sarah Klein,
SELF,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Destruction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/destruction. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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