despoliations

noun

plural of despoliation
as in depredations

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  1. depredations
  2. decimations
  3. ruins
  4. annihilations
  5. extinctions
  6. demolitions
  7. havoc
Noun
  • According to the Montana Grizzly Bear Conflict Dashboard, the state has recorded 101 conflicts so far this year, including 30 livestock depredations and 34 encounters with humans.
    — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026
  • No amount of macho beatdowns in the UFC cage matches on the White House lawn will make anyone forget Epstein’s depredations.
    — Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
Definition of depredations
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
Definition of decimations
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  • 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
Noun
  • The investigation described family annihilations as among the most extreme forms of domestic violence.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 14 July 2026
Definition of annihilations
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • Hundreds of homes and businesses in Queens were without power Sunday after a sudden storm caused havoc across the city a day earlier, flooding major highways and leaving motorists stranded.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026
  • Bernthal’s biggest scenes are flashbacks to the Trojan War, as Menelaus and his army wreak bloody havoc on Troy that haunts Odysseus for many years after.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 16 July 2026
Definition of havoc
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