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as in devastation
the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless
the violent storm resulted in the destruction of their tree house
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as in downfall
something that is the cause of one's ultimate failure or loss of life
alcohol will be her destruction if we don't intervene to help her
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Recent Examples of destruction
The attack caused civilian casualties and extensive destruction, according to Ukraine's air force, as reported by Reuters.
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Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
The recent destruction is much more far-reaching, flattening mosques, schools, greenhouses and even greenery.
—Samuel Granados, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Despite trillions of dollars at stake, forest destruction—and the corporate role in driving it—is still widely treated as a peripheral issue.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
That's because full destruction of the Iranian program is impossible at this point.
—Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
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Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
The recent destruction is much more far-reaching, flattening mosques, schools, greenhouses and even greenery.
—Samuel Granados, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Despite trillions of dollars at stake, forest destruction—and the corporate role in driving it—is still widely treated as a peripheral issue.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
That's because full destruction of the Iranian program is impossible at this point.
—Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for destruction
Noun
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What looks like productivity is often the downfall of those who refuse to delegate.—
Charles Fallon,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Since then, numerous videos have been circulating on social media discussing the downfall and debating the comeback of waterbeds.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 May 2025
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At 19, Harper’s poise and control are impressive, and even as a below-average outside shooter, his ability to create havoc in the paint and leverage his downhill gravity should translate to the pros immediately.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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Minor presents a similar challenge with her speed and ability to create havoc.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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The sense of ruination experienced by the organizers of those art spaces was something familiar to Quraiqi, who wrote on his Instagram this year that Israeli forces had destroyed his studio.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Read: The mysterious, meteoric rise of Shein In the past several years, cultural awareness has grown about the reality of the fast-fashion business model, which relies on paying factory workers shockingly low wages and takes a multifaceted approach to furthering the ruination of the planet.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
18 Mar. 2025
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Their 10-0 demolition of Brest in the play-off round sent shockwaves around Europe.—
Brett Koremenos,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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Thunder set playoff record in demolition of Nuggets The Oklahoma City Thunder demolished the Denver Nuggets 149-106 on Wednesday to level the series at 1-1.—
Matias Grez,
CNN Money,
8 May 2025
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Police say that early in the morning of Nov. 13, 2022, the four college students were stabbed to death at an off-campus house on King Road in Moscow, Idaho, where three of them lived.—
Jorge L. Ortiz,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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Their widowed neighbour, Daming, grieves over the death of the last of his three sons, while his mother devises a secret plan for another grandson.—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
16 May 2025
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There’s also the qualm that once the world realizes AGI has been achieved, perhaps mass panic will arise, or evildoers will seek to turn AGI toward global extinction.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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The new administration can quibble with the technical points of the listing, Koch said, but that will do nothing to change the reality: The bird is at risk of extinction and needs to be protected.—
Benji Jones,
Vox,
16 May 2025
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That, of course, doesn’t go to plan, as Dorian’s pursuit of eternal youth becomes the character’s undoing (and with a bender of Victorian debauchery and eventual murder along the way).—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 May 2025
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But despite Paqueta’s qualities, the theatrical side of his game remains his undoing.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Rage, fatigue, mood swings, memory loss, hot flashes, itchy ears, inability to sleep, loss of libido, hair thinning, depression, weight gain, sore knees, night sweats, incontinence.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
15 May 2025
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The third and last lawyer was Kelsi Corkran, who represented individual families who are facing the loss of birthright citizenship, as well as immigrant advocacy groups.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
15 May 2025
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“Destruction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/destruction. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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