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as in warship
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Recent Examples of destroyer
During a demonstration in 2025, the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Preble used its High-Energy Laser with Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance system to shoot down four drones at sea.
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2026
An additional destroyer and the Lincoln Carrier Strike Group arrived in the region this week.
—Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Zumba, a Navy reservist who earlier was a shipmate of Urena on the destroyer USS Carney, pleaded guilty in December to the same charge.
—Steve Patterson, Florida Times-Union, 29 Jan. 2026
Wash Brand-New Clothing Separately At First Arthuza Rabelo, a professional cleaner with Cleanzen Cleaning Services, pointed out that new clothes often bleed dye in the first few washes—not a machine-destroyer in this case, but a very real way to ruin other laundry fast.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2026
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2026
An additional destroyer and the Lincoln Carrier Strike Group arrived in the region this week.
—Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Zumba, a Navy reservist who earlier was a shipmate of Urena on the destroyer USS Carney, pleaded guilty in December to the same charge.
—Steve Patterson, Florida Times-Union, 29 Jan. 2026
Wash Brand-New Clothing Separately At First Arthuza Rabelo, a professional cleaner with Cleanzen Cleaning Services, pointed out that new clothes often bleed dye in the first few washes—not a machine-destroyer in this case, but a very real way to ruin other laundry fast.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for destroyer
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McDonald was a game-wrecker for one of the best defenses in the country, earning consensus All-American honors.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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The Mississippi National Guard said citizen-soldiers equipped with wreckers began arriving before dawn to help clear I-55 and I-22.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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The United Kingdom is deploying its largest warship to the Arctic in order to deter Russian aggression in the region, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Feb. 2026
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The dashboard looks like a sci-fi warship.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
4 Feb. 2026
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In researching a story that spans the globe, Fox uncovers her mother’s true experience from Nazi slave to freedom fighter, from refugee to spy and saboteur.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2026
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As online reviews turn vicious and everyone from staff to local collaborators falls under suspicion, Orsa must uncover the saboteur before the evening—and her pristine reputation—crumbles.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
31 Jan. 2026
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These preyed upon American merchantmen who either payed tribute or showed forged British passes.—
Thomas Wendel,
National Review,
4 July 2019
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The Navy already has ships in the fleet that are former merchantmen.—
Kyle Mizokami,
Popular Mechanics,
10 Jan. 2019
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Start With a Clean Work Area A dirty sink and, even worse, an old, dirty sponge will only create a bacterial soup that can cling to surfaces.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
21 Feb. 2026
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Using the sponge, gently wipe or blot the entire boot with circular motions.—
Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
21 Feb. 2026
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Start with your biggest time waster and build from there.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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For example, default settings for focus time added blocking of sites in the categories Shopping, Tabloids, and Time wasters.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
13 Jan. 2025
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It was converted to a bulk freighter in 1869.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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According to air cargo data provider Rotate, freighter capacity declined 10 percent globally week over week, as of Sunday.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Jan. 2026
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In an effort to save Cathy, doctors place leeches over her body in hopes of removing the bad blood.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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The leech therapist, whose name was Sandra, made a tsk-tsk sound over the phone.—
Blair Braverman,
Outside,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Destroyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/destroyer. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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