the ravages of
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literary
: destruction or damage caused by (something)
the ravages of war/disease
—sometimes used figurativelyHer face showed the ravages of time.
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This led to fervent talk about our perpetual lack of funds, the ravages of late capitalism, and how to assuage said ravages.
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Sam Lipsyte, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
Already, the population faced immiseration and the ravages of diseases like influenza and whooping cough.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Projects like these also increase vulnerability to the ravages of climate change.
—John P. O’Brien, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
McNairy is superb, particularly in a poignant heart-to-heart scene with his daughter as the ravages of AIDS start to catch up with him.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2025
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Sam Lipsyte, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
Already, the population faced immiseration and the ravages of diseases like influenza and whooping cough.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Projects like these also increase vulnerability to the ravages of climate change.
—John P. O’Brien, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
McNairy is superb, particularly in a poignant heart-to-heart scene with his daughter as the ravages of AIDS start to catch up with him.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2025
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