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
This is actually the bar’s second location; the original, located three doors down, was decimated in a devastating 2021 fire.
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Virginia Miller, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2026
The move comes after Google’s AI summaries in search results have decimated click-through rates for online publishers.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 June 2026
In the first primary since the death of Alameda County District 2 Supervisor Richard Valle, the race for District 2 comes as supervisors confront how to respond to state and federal cuts that have decimated budgets of safety net services and strained the county’s finances.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
The exemptions date back to the birth of the state in 1948, when a small number of students sought to revive the Jewish scholarship system after it was decimated by the Holocaust.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
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Virginia Miller, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2026
The move comes after Google’s AI summaries in search results have decimated click-through rates for online publishers.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 June 2026
In the first primary since the death of Alameda County District 2 Supervisor Richard Valle, the race for District 2 comes as supervisors confront how to respond to state and federal cuts that have decimated budgets of safety net services and strained the county’s finances.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
The exemptions date back to the birth of the state in 1948, when a small number of students sought to revive the Jewish scholarship system after it was decimated by the Holocaust.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decimated
Verb
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The crash sparked a fire that destroyed the aircraft, which was operating as a skydiving flight, according to the NTSB.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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The fire burned more than 60 acres and destroyed several structures, including homes, according to CBS Los Angeles.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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Showing up to shoot in person would only have ruined the city with its realness.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
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Pete Crow-Armstrong put his name in the Chicago Cubs' record book next to Hall of Fame slugger Hack Wilson — and then nearly ruined the celebration at Wrigley Field.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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When the new plant opens, Fiveash will eventually be decommissioned and demolished, but not right away.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
21 June 2026
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The existing residence was demolished, though plans to build a new house never moved forward.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
19 June 2026
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In a phone interview with The Times, her sister, Vanessa Marseille, said the family was shocked and devastated over the incident.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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Wilson was devastated by losing debates about the design of Congress and the presidency, and in particular by the convention’s refusal to acknowledge the centrality of regular people to the government.—
Jesse Wegman,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
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In March, prolonged high temperatures shattered dozens of records in Southern California.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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Williams arrived to find the business' windows shattered, after the roof of nearby restaurant Jay's Backyard BBQ collapsed in the blaze.—
Sabrina Franza,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Just across the Mississippi River in Avondale, Louisiana, a tornado wrecked four homes, Jefferson Parish spokeswoman Rachel Strassel said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Jane Ragsdale’s best friend Christine Chenoweth, a pastoral counselor and former Presbyterian minister, says the South Fork of the Guadalupe is now lousy and wrecked and haunted.—
Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
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Archer's wickets were smashed by an unplayable shooter under his bat.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 June 2026
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The suspect also allegedly attacked a car at a gas station, which was found with its windows smashed out and an axe inside, and he was seen pushing down shelves inside the station’s market, BBC News reported.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
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