as in destruction
the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless
the virtual decimation of the coastal town by the hurricane
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The man, a Mexican national, pleaded not guilty to assaulting a federal officer, assaulting a federal officer resulting in bodily injury and destruction of government property, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
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According to the sprawling 109-page indictment, the suspects conspired to prevent the construction of an 85-acre Atlanta police training center by coordinating and carrying out acts of political violence, intimidation, and property destruction.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Aug. 2025
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The hearty creatures, once systemically slaughtered by European settlers to the detriment of Native American tribes, are now grazing their way back from the brink of extinction.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
7 Aug. 2025
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Eighteenth-century naturalists debated the concept of extinction even as rattlers—like Native Americans—were driven out of existence in many areas via bounties, community-wide kill-a-thons, and militias.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Aug. 2025
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As such, bright moonlight will flood the sky through most of that key night and will certainly play havoc with any serious attempts to observe these meteors.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Coach Mike McDaniel’s offense is operating at a fairly efficient rate and defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver’s defense has a front seven that’s capable of creating major havoc in the run and pass games.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Aug. 2025
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Lawyers with the state said the habitat loss was a small part of the more than 3.1 million acres over which panthers range in Florida.—
Greg Allen,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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Frenk acknowledged this in the letter and claimed that the loss of such funding would be detrimental to his university and people throughout the country.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Aug. 2025
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But facing a tight deadline — the church had to be moved by July 31, 1967, or prepared for demolition — the rescuers ran out of time.—
Chris Foran,
jsonline.com,
31 July 2025
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To create Tesla’s 10-million-square-foot production hub outside of Austin, Texas – known as the Gigafactory – contractors were hired for demolition, plumbing, painting and even to install robots that help build the carmaker’s vehicles, according to lien filings.—
Audrey Ash,
CNN Money,
31 July 2025
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“Decimation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decimation. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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