as in destruction
the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless
the slash-and-burn wastage of the surrounding countryside as the army made its way to the sea
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Recent Examples of wastage
Minimize Energy Waste Energy is a precious resource; hotels and resorts must take a minute look at their energy consumption to eliminate wastage.
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Shrikant Dash, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
This staggering wastage of people and equipment is weighing on the Russian offensive in the east, which is mainly focused on capturing the Ukrainian stronghold of Pokrovsk, 20 miles northwest of Kurakhove.
—David Axe, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
And the wastage of experienced operators such as Lysakovsky might help to explain that skill erosion.
—David Axe, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
They’re designed to release the water slowly for thorough watering without wastage, and can be almost hidden in the soil.
—Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2024
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Shrikant Dash, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
This staggering wastage of people and equipment is weighing on the Russian offensive in the east, which is mainly focused on capturing the Ukrainian stronghold of Pokrovsk, 20 miles northwest of Kurakhove.
—David Axe, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
And the wastage of experienced operators such as Lysakovsky might help to explain that skill erosion.
—David Axe, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
They’re designed to release the water slowly for thorough watering without wastage, and can be almost hidden in the soil.
—Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wastage
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Images of Helene's path of destruction initially shocked Church and Combs.Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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The facts are clear: Marylanders stand to gain no benefit from this proposal, yet our state will bear the brunt of its environmental destruction and economic damage to agritourism and farming, our top Maryland industry.Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Dec. 2024
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Their grievances justify lawbreaking, havoc, rampage.Matthew Continetti, National Review, 14 Dec. 2024
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Long lamented the havoc wreaked on motorists, who will be affected by the partial bridge closure well into 2025.Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2024
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Such outages are defined as those affecting at least 50,000 homes or businesses, or causing at least a 300-megawatt loss of power.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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Shiseido reported an operating loss of 2.7 billion yen in the six months ended June 30, versus a profit of 13.63 billion yen in the same prior-year period.Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
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According to an assessment by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Western monarch population has plummeted by more than 95% since the 1980s, and has a 99% chance of extinction by 2080.Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Like mammoths, mastodons disappeared toward the end of the last ice age, when a series of factors, including climate change and human hunting, drove many large animals to extinction, as Jess Thomson reports for Newsweek.Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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The demolition of the Chicago Stock Exchange in 1972 is often cited as the tipping point toward creating any significant landmark protections in Chicago.Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2024
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This has included banning cars, demolition and construction work, and spraying roads with water.Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Wastage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wastage. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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