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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
Her ruinous policies are the cause of the 12 percent increase in electric rates, not MAGA voters.
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
Refusing until last summer to acknowledge the toll time inevitably extracts inflicted ruinous paralysis on the Democrats.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2025
Billionaire Elon Musk's announcement of the America Party following his split with President Donald Trump over the fiscally ruinous One Big Beautiful Bill reveals a fundamental misunderstanding of American political mechanics.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
And that policy uncertainty turned out to be ruinous for business capital investment.
—Jonathan Haskel, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2025
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
Refusing until last summer to acknowledge the toll time inevitably extracts inflicted ruinous paralysis on the Democrats.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2025
Billionaire Elon Musk's announcement of the America Party following his split with President Donald Trump over the fiscally ruinous One Big Beautiful Bill reveals a fundamental misunderstanding of American political mechanics.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
And that policy uncertainty turned out to be ruinous for business capital investment.
—Jonathan Haskel, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruinous
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This came after multiple failures in recent years — including three disastrous explosions in 2025 alone.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, Russia is having a disastrous harvest despite being an agricultural powerhouse, putting further pressure on the economy and the Kremlin’s finances.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
23 Aug. 2025
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Murray suffered what is perhaps the most devastating injury for an athlete to sustain in a game against the Boston Celtics.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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In Martin’s case, there was less of a payoff for retaining him through the Heat’s first-round loss to Boston in 2024, which followed Jimmy Butler’s devastating knee injury in the play-in game against Philadelphia.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
19 Aug. 2025
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Peacock 'Sharp Corner' This unsettling thriller features Ben Foster as a man who becomes overly obsessed with the fatal car crashes that happen at a sharp corner in the road in front of his new home.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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The brother of an Indian truck driver charged in a fatal Florida turnpike crash has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), officials announced on Thursday.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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The storms brought destructive heavy rainfall and flash floods to the nation’s Sao Vicente island.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Wisconsin's miserable summer weather is also affecting our mental health, experts say Few things are as destructive as a flood.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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On the Brink: The maddening precipice of greatness There is a special, unfortunate place in sports history for the teams and players that almost did it.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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Unlike its cousin, the shaker glass, an unfortunate bar staple across the globe, a good pub glass usually holds 20 ounces of beer and has a flair in the upper body that allows aromas and flavors to blossom.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Ruinous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruinous. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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