destroyer

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Recent Examples of destroyer In total, approximately 4,500 Marines and sailors are deployed, supported by a cruiser, several destroyers, and a Los Angeles-class attack submarine equipped with more than 400 missile tubes capable of precision strikes. Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025 Pluto retrograde, on the other hand, is a system destroyer. Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025 The law enforcement detachment aboard the destroyer boarded the Venezuelan craft and carried out a search that turned up no drugs, according to the official. Luis Martinez, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2025 In the days after the collision between the Chinese military vessels, the U.S. deployed the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Higgins and the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Cincinnati into the South China Sea for a freedom of navigation operation. Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for destroyer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for destroyer
Noun
  • The force unveiled its most advanced warship, its first-ever destroyer, the Choe Hyon, in April.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Seoul, South Korea — A Japanese warship is on the way to the United States to be fitted with Tomahawk cruise missiles, the latest move by Washington and its Asian allies to beef up firepower as adversaries like China and North Korea expand theirs.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Whereas Jonathan Greenard is a game-wrecker against the run and pass, and Van Ginkel erases most screens and outlet passes to the perimeter, Turner isn’t that type of guy right now.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Bosa has already been a game-wrecker through two games thus far.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • These preyed upon American merchantmen who either payed tribute or showed forged British passes.
    Thomas Wendel, National Review, 4 July 2019
  • The Navy already has ships in the fleet that are former merchantmen.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 Jan. 2019
Noun
  • An old rag leaves behind streaks and lint, and a sponge can be abrasive, scratching the glass surface.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Never use the abrasive side of a sponge on nonstick cookware.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But hidden away in a secret HQ, a group of celebrity saboteurs are watching their every move, carrying out missions designed to disrupt their success.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Even far from the front line, soldiers tend to dress casually—presumably because of the risk of spies or saboteurs.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Running a day late, Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo freighter pulled alongside the International Space Station on Thursday, delivering more than 5 tons of supplies and experiments to the lab's seven-person crew.
    Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The Cygnus team overcame that problem, however, and got the freighter on track for a one-day-late rendezvous.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Tatum and Bullock have spoken about filming the leech scene together before.
    Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Once the workplace of Revolutionary War figure General Hugh Mercer, the recreated 18th-century pharmacy and doctor’s office is filled with tinctures, leeches, and surgical tools, all explained by costumed interpreters.
    Madeline Weinfield, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Show me exactly how to reorganize my day to focus on growth drivers first, which of my tasks are secretly time-wasters dressed as important work, and how to say no to everything else.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • 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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“Destroyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/destroyer. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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