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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decimations
  1. devastations
  2. losses
  3. demolitions
  4. extinctions
  5. ruins
Noun
  • Most of the new songs wrestle with how to seek pleasure while remaining hyperaware of the devastations of the world, and how that tension can make happiness itself feel like a vice.
    — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of devastations
Noun
  • With House Republicans looking for a scapegoat after their midterm losses, the impeachment vote could pick up votes on the right, too.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Hartford gave up three goals in 17 minutes and then were out-kicked in a penalty shootout, 5-4, to lose in devastating fashion– one of those losses that will stick with diehard fans for a long time.
    — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of losses
Noun
  • Maersk’s second quarter report says demolitions neared zero for a sixth straight quarter.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Israel launched the crackdown following Friday’s attack, carrying out arrests and building demolitions in Hebron, the site of the attack.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of demolitions
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  • Understanding past extinctions says something about the current extinction crisis — and who may survive and who may not.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The project supports countries that are trying to deliver Target 4 of the CBD Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, which calls for governments around the world to halt extinctions and improve the conservation status of endangered species.
    — Mya Copeland, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of extinctions
Noun
  • Pre-Columbian ruins are always near, reachable by boat, trek, and car, on excursions organized by the hotel.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
  • But as the day wore on, bodies wrapped in white plastic sheets were carried from the ruins and laid in rows as smoke drifted across the shattered landscape.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of ruins

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“Decimations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decimations. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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