destructions

noun

plural of destruction
1
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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2
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
  1. demolitions
  2. downfalls
  3. extinctions
  4. ruins
  5. losses
  6. deaths
  7. curses
  8. undoings
Noun
  • McMahon said seven office buildings are planned for redevelopment with the potential to create more than 750 residential units, with some demolitions likely.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2026
  • The measure would suspend Historic Preservation Board review across the Downtown Historic District for three years, routing decisions — including demolitions — around the board entirely.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 June 2026
Definition of demolitions
Noun
  • But the Explorer’s acceleration is loud, prompting one of the vehicle’s few engine downfalls.
    — James Raia, Mercury News, 5 July 2026
  • What appears to be a series of dramatic personal downfalls is in fact part of a broader pattern shaped by the country’s political system.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 May 2026
Definition of downfalls
Noun
  • Environmental organizations have decried the change as a complete gutting that will rapidly accelerate extinctions, and have sued in federal court.
    — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • Instant extinctions are not limited to mechanical innovations like photography and cinematography, however.
    — Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Definition of extinctions
Noun
  • The journey combines outdoor adventure with the history and culture of the Inca civilization, weaving through cloud forest, high mountain passes and stone-cut ruins before ending at Machu Picchu.
    — Ashley Lynch July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • What happened Search teams have rescued eight people from the ruins of a shopping center after a powerful earthquake struck the southern Japanese island of Kyushu on Tuesday.
    — Arion McNicoll, TheWeek, 29 July 2026
Definition of ruins
Noun
  • Getting this wrong can lead to financial losses, regulatory action, reputational damage and the rapid collapse of customer trust.
    — Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The expenditure of those munitions goes along with other losses of materiel, including fighter jets, airborne early warning and reconnaissance planes, helicopters and drones.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of losses
Noun
  • Congo's has among the world's highest rates of both childbirths per woman and deaths around childbirth.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Opioids had swept through the islands after meth, with overdose deaths nearly doubling statewide from 2000 to 2016.
    — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of deaths
Noun
  • Directed by Sébastien Vanicek (2023’s Infested), the follow-up to 2023 reboot Evil Dead Rise stars Wednesday‘s Hunter Doohan in a story about curses lingering too long in a family and the undead that haunts them.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 7 July 2026
  • Morgan and her Judgment Day cronies tried to bribe Danhausen to put curses on their opponents.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2026
Definition of curses
Noun
  • Starring Oscar Isaac as the titular brilliant but egotistical scientist Victor, Frankenstein sees the doctor bring a creature (Elordi) to life with a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to both of their undoings.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Definition of undoings
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