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as in warship
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Recent Examples of destroyer
Power-play problems persist One obvious area of concern has lingered throughout the season, and the issue has been heightened of late when the Avalanche did not perform like a destroyer of worlds in the other phases.
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for destroyer
Noun
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The vehicle was towed from the scene using a wrecker.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
18 Feb. 2026
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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 warship is about 24 feet longer than the white-and-blue dry dock, which was built in Turkey and carried to Southern California last year aboard a heavy-lift ship.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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Things were happier when Andrew visited our city in May 1985, a helicopter pilot on a British warship.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
21 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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The species discovered include ancient relatives of worms, sponges and jellyfish.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Feb. 2026
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What Lived 512 Million Years Ago The species discovered include ancient relatives of worms, sponges and jellyfish.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
27 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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Such reboosts have historically been done by Russia's Progress freighter.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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It was converted to a bulk freighter in 1869.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 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 4 Mar. 2026.
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