destroyer

noun

Definition of destroyernext
1
as in wrecker

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as in warship

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as in devourer

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Recent Examples of destroyer Each ship will use four LM2500 gas turbines, giving GE another production order for an engine that has powered every active Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026 The four-hour film, coming to theaters this October, draws a portrait of Tesla chairman and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk as a reckless destroyer of democracy and dismantler of free speech. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026 Lavia was pulled out of position, and converted full-back James failed to recognise the developing danger the way a natural midfield destroyer would have. — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026 The destroyer Kang Kon was commissioned into North Korea's navy in the eastern port city of Wonsan Sunday at a ceremony attended by Kim and his teenage daughter, whom South Korea’s spy service calls his likely heir. — ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for destroyer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for destroyer
  1. wrecker
  2. warship
  3. devourer
  4. saboteur
  5. merchantman
  6. sponge
  7. waster
  8. freighter
Noun
  • That’s the going rate for a game wrecker on defense who isn’t a rental and is signed to a long-term contract.
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Stewart is a potential NFL game-wrecker who has the athleticism and power to line up pretty much anywhere in the box.
    — Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of wrecker
Noun
  • In August, at Finland’s request, the Swedish government deployed fighter aircraft and a warship to help patrol Finland’s eastern airspace and the Gulf of Finland against Russian air incursions and drones straying from Ukrainian operations.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The experience highlighted a central problem in warship procurement; selecting an existing design does not necessarily guarantee faster or cheaper construction if the customer substantially changes its architecture.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of warship
Noun
  • The famous 1796 Gilbert Stuart portrait of Washington, the town-devourer, his hand solemnly outstretched, hung in a frame near the entrance.
    — Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Definition of devourer
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  • Eric Schouten, the head of aviation security group Dyami, suggested saboteurs acting on behalf of the Russian state could be to blame.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Punishing undersea saboteurs is further complicated by the rules of jurisdiction.
    — Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of saboteur
Noun
  • The Navy already has ships in the fleet that are former merchantmen.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 Jan. 2019
Definition of merchantman
Noun
  • Sadly for Tom, one of the two sponges in his cake tastes more like swamp water than pistachio, knocking him out of the running for his fourth Star Baker.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026
  • When reefs collapse, the coral dies and is replaced by algae and sponges which are not able to support as diverse a range of marine life.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of sponge
Noun
  • On the other, evidence suggests this pair of habitual time-wasters were commonly found on the floor, running laughter through a Yamaha SPX90 effects processor for kicks and strumming the same note for 40-odd minutes.
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The form asks for the date and time of the watering, along with the waster’s address.
    — Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
Definition of waster
Noun
  • Mouthwashing follows five crew members stranded aboard the space freighter Tulpar, which crash lands on an asteroid.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026
  • While the pic’s storyline is under wraps, the game follows five crew members who are stranded aboard the space freighter Tulpar, where dwindling supplies, isolation and mounting paranoia expose the fractures between them.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of freighter

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