as in devastating
causing or tending to cause destruction
that kind of devastative tornado can tear the roof off of a house in a matter of seconds
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Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Music Maker Grant recipients as well as raise funds to benefit the BMAC L.A. Fire Relief Fund, an urgent and immediate relief fund with a focus on Black residents and small businesses of the L.A. area affected by the ongoing and devastating fires.—
Gail Mitchell,
Billboard,
17 Jan. 2025 -
Israel responded with a devastating offensive that has killed over 46,000 Palestinians, according to local health officials, who do not distinguish between civilians and fighters but say women and children make up more than half of those killed.—
Samy Magdy,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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Other threats of looting and burglary loom over Los Angeles County, after disastrous fires have devastated communities.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
20 Jan. 2025
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The disastrous effects of climate change have made these college-age children question what kind of future will be afforded to them.—
Shawn Hubler,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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Experts say the operations to neutralize tunnels were extremely destructive to surface infrastructure.—
Abdel Kareem Hana and Tia Goldenberg,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Climate change is increasing the risk from hurricanes, driving more extreme rainfall, and making more intense and destructive wildfires more likely.—
Rachel Waldholz,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Devastative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devastative. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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