as in destroyed
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of
the army's attack decimated the enemy's defenses beyond repair
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Recent Examples of decimated
Watching Ulong get decimated all the way down to a tribe of one was must-see TV, and the challenges are arguably the franchise's best.
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
However, record-high temperatures in March decimated what little snowpack the mountains managed to build up with the first two storms.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
Similarly, his divide-and-conquer tactics have successfully decimated any dissent within the GOP.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 20 May 2026
The fire has decimated about one-third of the island and destroyed at least three historic structures on Santa Rosa Island.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 20 May 2026
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
However, record-high temperatures in March decimated what little snowpack the mountains managed to build up with the first two storms.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
Similarly, his divide-and-conquer tactics have successfully decimated any dissent within the GOP.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 20 May 2026
The fire has decimated about one-third of the island and destroyed at least three historic structures on Santa Rosa Island.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decimated
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Beyond the physical destruction, the Great War, as it was then known, destroyed a world where many people believed in progress and gradual advance and replaced it with a cynical and desperate world, in which nations and ideologies were natural and necessary enemies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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Trump has repeatedly said Iran would not receive any sanctions relief until its stockpile of fissile material is removed and destroyed.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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Motorists complained the gasoline was contaminated and ruined their cars.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 May 2026
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After having his wedding night ruined, a finger and toe cut off and being buried alive, Jacob Elordi‘s Nate Jacobs faced his fate when a venomous rattlesnake slithered its way into the hole he was buried in and bit him.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
25 May 2026
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Israeli forces now control large areas in southern Lebanon and have demolished homes and historical sites.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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Two other properties were purchased in 2024, one of which was a barbershop that was demolished, and a third property was purchased in 2025.—
Delia Rose Sauer,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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This iconic resort, located 16 miles north of Kailua-Kona at the site of an ancient fishing village leased from the Kamehameha Schools, first opened in the 1960s and was shut down after a tsunami devastated much of the coast in 2011.—
Brianna Randall,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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The sisters said Perez was a loving mother and daughter, and her death has devastated their mother.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 May 2026
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The former Iowa Hawkeyes star shattered scoring records in college, transformed women's basketball into a national phenomenon and has continued rewriting the WNBA record book since arriving in 2024.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
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The team features Megan Grant, the Bruins' two-sport athlete who shattered Lauren Espinoza's 31-year-old single-season home run record in the Big Ten Softball Tournament and extended it to 40 home runs, outlasting Oklahoma's Kendall Wells for the record.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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These two didn't get along great for a long period after Kyle wrecked Junior at Richmond.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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Injuries to integral players have wrecked the roster and some reinforcements Brown signed this winter have not stepped up in their absence.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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Meanwhile, a split-second later, the Brazilians — with nowhere to go — smashed into the back of the Italian boat.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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Prosecutors argued at trial that Shirilla smashed into the building to end her toxic relationship with Russo, and Flanagan just happened to be along for the ride.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
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“Decimated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decimated. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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