decimations

noun

plural of decimation
as in devastations
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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Recent Examples of decimations The company also has Fox Nation, a subscription streamer featuring lifestyle and other programming substantially designed to appeal to superfans of Fox News Channel, long the biggest of the 24/7 news operations but facing cord-cutting’s decimations like all its cable brethren. — David Bloom, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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  1. losses
  2. demolitions
  3. extinctions
  4. ruins
Noun
  • The Pentagon is not revealing its equipment losses, but Tehran is claiming large numbers of US Black Hawk helicopters destroyed and base infrastructure like aircraft hangars heavily damaged in its days of attacks.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Behind that toll are individual losses, told here through what people carried out of the debris.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of losses
Noun
  • McMahon said seven office buildings are planned for redevelopment with the potential to create more than 750 residential units, with some demolitions likely.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2026
  • The measure would suspend Historic Preservation Board review across the Downtown Historic District for three years, routing decisions — including demolitions — around the board entirely.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 June 2026
Definition of demolitions
Noun
  • Instant extinctions are not limited to mechanical innovations like photography and cinematography, however.
    — Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
  • Although the cartilaginous fish have survived the last five extinctions our planet has faces, more than a third of shark and ray species are threatened with extinction due to overfishing, habitat loss and climate change.
    — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Definition of extinctions
Noun
  • The remaining tanks — many salvaged from the ruins themselves — are filled with water from the street.
    — Julimar Valentina Rivas Perez, NBC news, 24 July 2026
  • Others end at ancient ruins or the base of the world’s tallest mountain.
    — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
Definition of ruins

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