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as in devastations
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 downfalls
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 Synonyms for destructions
Noun
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Some of those mistakes eventually cause their downfalls.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
21 Aug. 2025 -
The lack of effective clock management was one of the downfalls of the Bears’ last coach, Matt Eberflus.—
Rick Pearson,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Those four demolitions have been on pause while the neighborhood association seeks historic status.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
22 Aug. 2025
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What transpired was one of the most one-sided and shocking demolitions in WWE history.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Sardinia, an Italian island in the Mediterranean just south of France's Corsica, is famed for its beaches and ancient ruins.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Well, or how the ancient ruins of Petra stole the show in the final scenes of Steven Spielberg’s Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989).—
Mathew Scott,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Unlike the dinosaurs, however, researchers and wildlife officials are working to slow down or even stop these extinctions — and sometimes bring animals back from the brink.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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The key for the future may be keeping rates of environmental change slow enough to avoid extinctions.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Michelle Kowalski, an analyst who has since departed the agency, was instructed to take one of the DOGE people, Cole Killian, through earnings data and historical records to analyze the cases of extremely old people whose deaths had not been recorded in Social Security data.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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Among those fentanyl deaths were 20 young children — ages 4 and under — and seven of those babies and toddlers were from Jackson County.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Her losses, both by decision, came against Amanda Nunes, including a September 2017 split decision setback against then-champ Nunes.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Operating losses, management missteps — including a disastrous 2011 Super Bowl ad — and a rapid post-IPO decline in valuation led to the 2013 ouster of Mason as CEO.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As rocks and curses flew from the street, bullets spat from the middle window on the south side of the house.—
Neal Rubin,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Seth was given the job to create a list of curses and a list of clean words that Steve could shout.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The gothic sci-fi film — which is competing for the prestigious Golden Lion at the festival — is a retelling of Mary Shelley’s 1818 classic horror novel following a brilliant scientist who brings a monstrous creature to life, ultimately resulting in both of their undoings.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
30 Aug. 2025
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In a new report from The Athletic, Mike Jones, Dan Pompei, Jeff Howe, Jourdan Rodrigue, and Jacob Robinson break down the biggest teams that constantly make it to the playoffs, but can't seem to get past their own undoings.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Destructions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/destructions. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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