desolates

present tense third-person singular of desolate
as in destroys
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of totally desolated the city with aerial bombs

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  • Producing traditional paper destroys trees and is resource-intensive, requiring up to 13 liters of water for every page made.
    Sandy Ong, JSTOR Daily, 11 Sep. 2025
  • In those situations, the team typically takes the potentially explosive item to a remote area and destroys it, just to be safe, Putthoff said.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • When that happens, 67% of teens say their malfunctioning laptop ruins their entire day.
    Sherri Gordon, Parents, 11 Sep. 2025
  • One mistake often ruins an entire load, sending recyclables straight to landfills.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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  • Deadly flooding devastates South Asia Almost 400 people have died in Pakistan after flash floods brought destruction throughout the country’s north.
    Semafor Staff, semafor.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Illness devastates the novel’s humble, endearing protagonist, who bravely crosses class boundaries in her enthralling search for peace.
    Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The shift change shatters my sleep like a robin’s egg crashing against pavement.
    Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Most sitcoms that cast celebrities to play themselves go the Thompson route, crafting a character that completely shatters the person’s public image.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Messy data wrecks forecasts, distorts reporting and wastes time.
    Thasha Batts, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Desolates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desolates. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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