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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
Set the Middle East on fire with drone bombs and missiles raining destruction on innocent civilians while claiming the lives of hundreds of school children?
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
The day before Hughes’ death, the Hall County school system posted a message urging students to refrain from any prom-season pranks resulting in property damage or destruction.
—Charlotte Kramon, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Iran has been focused and committed to the destruction of the United States, and has spent years fueling and funding murder, kidnappings and the maiming of Americans and our allies.
—Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 8 Mar. 2026
Neighbors say the destruction has been difficult to process.
—Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
The day before Hughes’ death, the Hall County school system posted a message urging students to refrain from any prom-season pranks resulting in property damage or destruction.
—Charlotte Kramon, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Iran has been focused and committed to the destruction of the United States, and has spent years fueling and funding murder, kidnappings and the maiming of Americans and our allies.
—Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 8 Mar. 2026
Neighbors say the destruction has been difficult to process.
—Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for destruction
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First there was Alexander Bublik, whaling his racket into the green court behind the baseline against Rinky Hijikata with abandon and devastation.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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The balance Jean strikes between devastation and liberation emphasizes the appreciation one brings to the other.—
Larisha Paul,
VIBE.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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What looks to have caused his downfall was a refusal by smaller racecourse owners — and in particular Arena Racing Company (ARC), whose 16 courses include Chepstow, Newcastle and Wolverhampton — to support the idea of an independent BHA board.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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The only downfall is the timing.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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Saudi Arabia has stepped up direct engagement with Iran to try and contain a war in the Middle East that is causing havoc and stressing global markets, according to several European officials.—
Donato Paolo Mancini,
Fortune,
7 Mar. 2026
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The change launches biannual arguments about the practice, wrecks havoc on sleep and has inspired voters to go to California polls.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacbee.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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And to think that many thought MLB Free Agency in 1976 was the ruination of the sport.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes.com,
19 Jan. 2026
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Advertisement What’s perhaps most critical around the plague is its embodiment of feelings of destruction and ruination.—
Nathan Smith,
Time,
26 Nov. 2025
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His Eagle project was the demolition of some old baseball dugouts in Glendale, said Darin Life, former committee chairman for Troop 221.—
ALLEN G. BREED,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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His Eagle project was the demolition of some old baseball dugouts in Glendale, said Darin Life, former committee chairman for Troop 221.—
Allen G. Breed,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Mumma, 44, is charged with tampering with a deceased human body and tampering with evidence in connection with the death of Gratton, a 34-year-old transgender woman from Denver who disappeared in April and was found dead in a Lakewood alley in June.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
12 Mar. 2026
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Readers send Miss Manners not only their table and party questions, but those involving the more complicated aspects of life - romance, work, family relationships, child-rearing, death - as well as philosophical and moral dilemmas.—
Judith Martin,
Dallas Morning News,
12 Mar. 2026
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If not stopped it has the potential to cause an extinction-level global ice age.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
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To save men’s basketball without putting football on a road to extinction was thought to be impossible in June 2018, by which time Dan Hurley was hired to replace Ollie, when UConn joined the Big East.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
8 Mar. 2026
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In the end, that approach led to her undoing.—
Rebecca Santana,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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In the end, that approach led to her undoing.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Destruction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/destruction. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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