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 Another Arleigh Burke-class destroyer assigned to the GWCSG, the USS Benfold (DDG-65), returned to Yokosuka earlier this month after suffering a power failure while operating in the South China Sea in July. — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 The destroyer was left withough functioning toilets, air conditioning, galley services or reliable drinking water. — Alexx Altman-Devilbiss, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026 Paul Pennson, North Hollywood, defensive lineman, senior The size might not stand out at first glance, but there’s a destroyer in hiding for the Huskies with Pennson leading the pass rush. — Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026 The Benfold, a 30-year-old ship, was sailing with the George Washington carrier strike group on July 24 when an issue with the ship's generators caused a complete loss of power aboard the destroyer, according to Comer. — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 18 Aug. 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
  • If that wasn’t enough, Donald will be next to Myles Garrett, the reigning Defensive Player of the Year and a game-wrecker in his own right, on a defensive line made straight out of a video game.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • No one is as refined as the Ohio State star, but Coleman’s potential as a 6-foot-3, 210-pound, do-everything game-wrecker is tantalizing.
    — Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of wrecker
Noun
  • Such an approach could create multiple defensive layers around a warship.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
  • North Korean state media photos showed the girl dressed in a white dress and blazer walking alongside her father on a red carpet, touring the warship and posing with sailors together.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Sep. 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
Noun
  • That war ended in a humiliating defeat by an enemy regarded as much weaker, and many tsarist officials blamed the outcome on Japanese spies and saboteurs.
    — Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Private corporations have long worked with the federal government to help disrupt cybercriminals, but largely as contractors fulfilling a support role, not digital saboteurs handed a target.
    — Henry Larson, NPR, 15 Aug. 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
  • The geographic features are hot spots of biodiversity, with corals, sponges and even an octopus garden, just like in the Beatles song.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Ricky tries to repair Chad’s prosthetics, but starts to cry, leaving Chad to dry her tears with a makeup sponge.
    — Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of sponge
Noun
  • The form asks for the date and time of the watering, along with the waster’s address.
    — Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
  • The state Department of Environmental Protection is responding and will assist in the safe disposal of waster materials generated during the cleanup Morrisey said.
    — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 22 Apr. 2026
Definition of waster
Noun
  • Emirates SkyCargo in July flew the first commercial Boeing 777-300 passenger-to-freighter conversion, carrying more than 100 tons from Hong Kong to Dubai, with Israel Aerospace Industries contracted for at least three more conversions.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The ship is similar in size and capacity to the Sanchi, an Iranian ship that collided with a freighter off China in 2018 in the world’s worst oil tanker disaster in decades.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of freighter

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