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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
Most of the destruction will unfold from noon on Monday to noon on Tuesday.
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Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2025
Catastrophic wind conditions are expected to begin in Jamaica Monday night and persist into early Tuesday, threatening widespread destruction across the island.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Blain was charged in San Diego Superior Court with four felony counts of perjury, asking for a bribe by a member of a legislative body, soliciting a bribe and destruction or removal of public records, along with misdemeanor petty theft.
—Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
The plan’s 13th point calls for the permanent destruction of the 500 miles of tunnels built by Hamas under Gaza.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2025
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Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2025
Catastrophic wind conditions are expected to begin in Jamaica Monday night and persist into early Tuesday, threatening widespread destruction across the island.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Blain was charged in San Diego Superior Court with four felony counts of perjury, asking for a bribe by a member of a legislative body, soliciting a bribe and destruction or removal of public records, along with misdemeanor petty theft.
—Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
The plan’s 13th point calls for the permanent destruction of the 500 miles of tunnels built by Hamas under Gaza.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for destruction
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What remains is devastation at an almost unimaginable scale.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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The devastation was so severe that rebuilding and recovery seemed years away.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 2025
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Aeschylus’s telling of the myth includes the detail that Prometheus has a role as a data harvester of sorts, armed with information that helps Zeus and the Titans come to power, but also information about Zeus’s eventual downfall.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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Lorch’s downfall in 2002 was an earthquake in the city’s youth-basketball circles.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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To better understand how these storms can wreak so much havoc, our research team created simulations to show how storms interact with Earth’s natural magnetic shield and trigger the dangerous geomagnetic activity that can shut down electric grids.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Oct. 2025
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The purpose of this drug production is the sale of massive amounts of product into the United States, causing death, destruction, and havoc.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Wedding fundraising pages are not invoices that require payment under threat of credit ruination.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
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To call it a Life Ruiner is not to say that a life of letters is necessarily ruination—but rather, to identify it as the book . . .—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
13 Aug. 2025
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The images that emerged last week of the sudden demolition of the White House’s entire East Wing have inspired an array of feelings.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
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Trump’s recent demolition of the East Wing to construct a new multimillion-dollar ballroom has sparked a wave of criticism, including from historians and preservation groups.—
Dominick Mastrangelo,
The Hill,
27 Oct. 2025
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Christopher Scholtes, 38, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree murder and one count of intentional child abuse likely to cause death or serious physical injury in the July 9, 2024 death of his 2-year-old daughter, according to the Pima County Attorney's Office.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Of course, deportation or removal from the United States isn’t the same as death; Rubio’s unilateral visa revocation isn’t the same as the proscription.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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Before getting protection under the Endangered Species Act in 1970, North Atlantic right whales were hunted commercially, which led to their near extinction in the early 1900s, according to the Marine Mammal Commission.—
Lex Goldstein,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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But over exploitation often followed, leading to depletions and extinctions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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Stella’s undoing wasn’t a spiral contained to Season 4, though.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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That sets up Saturday’s game as an opportunity for Auburn’s coach — or perhaps his undoing.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Destruction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/destruction. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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