ruinate 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of ruinatenext
as in destroyed

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ruinate

2 of 2

verb

as in to destroy

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruinate
  1. destroy
  2. pull down
  3. ruin
  4. devastated
  5. tear down
  6. wreck
  7. wiped out
  8. flatten
Verb
  • Al Shahabi also asked on Facebook where the recordings of surveillance cameras at regime security branches had gone, why some documents had been destroyed and why human rights groups had not done more to protect records.
    Raja Razek, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Shacks and buildings were left completely destroyed when the cyclone struck the nation hampered by poverty.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of destroy
Verb
  • The former South Carolina standout pulled down a 31-yard pass from Young to convert a third-and-11 from the Panthers’ 2 on their final drive.
    Joseph Person, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
  • When the woman asked to see his smile, the suspect pulled down his face mask long enough to allow a camera at the building to capture a clearer image of his face.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of pull down
Verb
  • Over time, this can take away a company's competitive edge or even ruin its reputation with future talent.
    Subha Barry, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • This increases the risk of electrical shocks, fire, and short circuits, which can ruin your holidays.
    Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of ruin
Adjective
  • To secure a stable and unified country, urgent and sustained regional and international support will be needed to help Syrians restore order, establish a civilian government, encourage reconciliation and transitional justice, and start rebuilding a devastated country.
    Natasha Hall, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2024
  • As Matar shares the group’s astounding, exuberant videos shot amid devastated landscapes, Zuiater finds hope and resistance in their activities.
    Alissa Simon, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of devastated
Verb
  • Which leaves the Bronx (and the city’s taxpayers) with a set of useless, money-sucking megastructures that are probably destined to be torn down.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2024
  • And earlier this week, rebels seized the city of Hama tearing down this large statue of Assad's father Hafez.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of tear down
Verb
  • Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the group most immediately responsible for Assad’s overthrow, has announced that victory is not a license to wreck the institutions of the state, nor to initiate a wave of retribution against Alawites in general.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
  • This couldn’t be further from the truth—especially the part about Trump’s corruption and self-dealing being no different from the norm—but Biden is doing the work of people who want to wreck the best aspects of America’s democratic ethos.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of wreck
Adjective
  • But in the last few years, an explosion of warehouse development has wiped out farmland and open space.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Tens of billions of dollars in value has been wiped out, including during the days when the company was soliciting bids for its offering, the largest of its kind in India.
    Alex Travelli, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2023
Definition of wiped out
Verb
  • The positive news is that despite headliners within the past few months about companies mandating return to the office, overall, the number has flattened out over the past couple quarters.
    Rachel Wells, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • To flatten the cell like a squashed raisin so that the internal structures spread out.
    The Physics arXiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of flatten
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