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as in disastrous
bringing about ruin or misfortune
a ruinous miscalculation of the financial markets left them bankrupt
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as in devastating
causing or tending to cause destruction
a ruinous windstorm destroyed the crops
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Recent Examples of ruinous
There is something innately amusing about meaty, cheesy pasta as a sculptural material, but in combination with the mythically ruinous painkiller, comedy and tragedy conspired to forge an unforgettable image-concept.
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Jeff Gibson, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
But Trump’s jokes can be similarly, if more subtly, ruinous.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
Boeing has been dealing with one problem after another — ranging from embarrassing to tragic and all financially ruinous — for more than five years.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
Despite the ruinous results, Lizzie also can’t seem to serve her own best interests, controlled by own self-loathing.
—Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 4 Sep. 2024
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Jeff Gibson, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
But Trump’s jokes can be similarly, if more subtly, ruinous.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
Boeing has been dealing with one problem after another — ranging from embarrassing to tragic and all financially ruinous — for more than five years.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
Despite the ruinous results, Lizzie also can’t seem to serve her own best interests, controlled by own self-loathing.
—Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 4 Sep. 2024
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Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade saw the Sonic the Hedgehog balloon's disastrous debut, coinciding with the Sega gaming company's peak popularity.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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Israel and Lebanon ceasefire talks come too late to fix Biden admin’s disastrous foreign policy Robby Soave and Niall Stanage discuss reports that a ceasefire between Israel-Hezbollah may happen as close as tomorrow.The Hill, The Hill, 25 Nov. 2024
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Zabka details key inflection points between the duo such as a particular moment in Season 3, during which Miguel is recovering from a devastating injury.Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
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The increasing frequency of extreme weather events, such as the tornadoes recently seen in Valencia, Spain, adds to the pressures, causing devastating floods and damaging critical infrastructure.Marianne Lehnis, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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All of the women were denied abortions despite facing fatal fetal diagnoses, life-threatening health risks or both.Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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The fatal collision remains under investigation by Indianapolis Metropolitan Police.Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
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His rigidity and bravado would be destructive to the agriculture, construction, and industrial sectors which rely on hard-working, productive immigrants.Chloe Berger, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
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Following through on the threat would be enormously destructive to the U.S. economy and would hit politicians’ beloved automotive sector especially hard, as auto parts and finished cars traverse both borders by the thousands each day.The Editors, National Review, 27 Nov. 2024
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Lucky 13 has proved unfortunate for those involved in making the ABC game show.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
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Equally unfortunate is the film’s narrative clumsiness, with a story that doesn’t earn its exhausting runtime.Tomris Laffly, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Ruinous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruinous. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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