depredates

present tense third-person singular of depredate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for depredates
Verb
  • Israel blames Hamas for the scale of the destruction in Gaza, saying the group hides behind civilians, uses civil infrastructure for military purposes, and loots humanitarian aid intended for ordinary Gazans.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • However, as a geostorm ravages Earth, Athena and Hen’s space mission teeters on the edge.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
  • As extreme heat ravages New York City this summer, the lives of thousands detained on Rikers Island hang in the balance.
    Darren Mack, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Hinton, a Nobel Prize-winning computer scientist and a former Google executive, has warned in the past that there is a 10% to 20% chance that AI wipes out humans.
    Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
  • That timeline could shrink if a massive fraud wipes out public confidence in the Internet.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Ohio State sacks Altmyer five times, wins its 10th straight in the series and covers the spread.
    Manny Navarro, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Felix Anudike-Uzomah #97 of the Kansas City Chiefs sacks Bo Nix #10 of the Denver Broncos during the fourth quarter at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on November 10, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • One such affliction is Tay-Sachs, a disease that disproportionately affects people of Ashkenazi descent and destroys brain and spinal nerve cells.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The movie follows a similar arc, with an additional subplot in which the creature destroys the city while under the influence of a powerful demon.
    Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Brain scans revealed the severity of the bleeds and whether patients showed signs of cerebral small vessel disease, a condition that damages tiny blood vessels in the brain and is linked to aging, high blood pressure and dementia.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Long-term, alcohol damages the brain by shrinking white and gray matter, dulling rewards, and overactivating the stress system.
    Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • What would be the point in merely listening to people look at legendary mountain views and Incan ruins?
    Ryan Knighton, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
  • There are heated confrontations and a slap, and Alma ruins her shot at tenure after stealing a colleague's prescription pad to get more pain meds.
    Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That sport is so incredible and wrecks your body.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Messy data wrecks forecasts, distorts reporting and wastes time.
    Thasha Batts, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Depredates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depredates. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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