despoliations

Definition of despoliationsnext
plural of despoliation

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Noun
  • This also lines up with the DNR’s data, which shows that most wolf depredations on hunting dogs take place during the hound training season in July and August, as well as during hunting season in the fall.
    Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Despite years of sitting on the sidelines, the United States has an opportunity to reassert itself in seeking to end the depredations of the junta and advance the cause of democracy in Myanmar.
    Dan Swift, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Chreim, 74, finds the names of his grandmother and grandfather among the broken pieces of marble before heading to the ruins of his home.
    Jane Arraf, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Mogetta said that field work in 2026 and 2027 will reveal more of the ruins.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • These extinctions were driven mostly by European agriculture and the introduction of non-native species that outcompeted Australian animals.
    Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
  • But over exploitation often followed, leading to depletions and extinctions.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Israel says the operation aims to root out armed groups and says the demolitions are needed to destroy militant infrastructure or to clear routes for troops.
    Aref Tufaha, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
  • The demolitions come amid sustained Israeli military operations in refugee camps in the northern West Bank, including Nur Shams, Tulkarm and Jenin.
    Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Christian Barmore created a little more havoc against the run and pass than usual, but his only pressure was contained to the second quarter.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Dewan shared Fillion's sense of the havoc Monica is likely to cause in season 8.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Despoliations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/despoliations. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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