havocked

verb

Definition of havockednext
past tense of havoc
as in wiped out

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  1. trampled
  2. cut down
  3. plundered
  4. removed
  5. looted
  6. obliterated
Verb
  • The mascot broke through a barricade at that year's Sugar Bowl and nearly trampled the dog and onlookers at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Livestock not native to the desert have grazed and trampled the plants tortoises like to eat, spreading unpalatable nonnative grasses in their wake.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of trampled
Verb
  • In the past, as many as 12 designers participated, but with the date change, there was also a cut down in the number of designers participating.
    Essence, Essence, 6 Jan. 2025
  • And research suggests that cutting down on them might benefit our health.
    Jancee Dunn, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of cut down
Verb
  • All three were plundered by thieves in ancient and medieval times, so many of the items originally left are no longer there.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Along with thousands of others, these artifacts were plundered by French colonial troops in 1892.
    Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of plundered
Verb
  • Bricks that were most likely 184 years old were removed from the foundation of the church, ending its almost two centuries-long mission.
    Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Both crosses were removed from the cathedral’s steeple and spire in 1998 for building renovations.
    Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of removed
Verb
  • Archaeologists found the wooden coffin and Ramses’ mummy in a hiding place at the Deir el-Bahari temple complex in 1881, but the alabaster and granite sarcophagi were missing, likely looted by ancient tomb robbers.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The theft was indicative of a disheartening trend unfolding across the United States; other Nativity scenes had been looted that year, including displays in Tennessee, West Virginia and Minnesota.
    John Otis, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of looted
Verb
  • Amy Rose flies in and saves him from being obliterated by the group.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Hughie Campbell is walking with his girlfriend down the street when suddenly she's obliterated by a speeding A-Train, who doesn't really seem that remorseful.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of obliterated
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