devastates

present tense third-person singular of devastate
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as in demolishes
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of the explosion devastated an entire city block

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for devastates
Verb
  • Development not only disturbs or destroys the soil, but wipes out habitat.
    Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2025
  • First, allowing utilities to own generation destroys the competitive market.
    Mary Beth Tung, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Implementing more change than an organization needs unnecessarily complicates processes, overwhelms employees and increases costs.
    Manoj Balraj, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • This method overwhelms the media and exhausts many Americans who cannot easily absorb so much information at once.
    Jennifer Mercieca, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Devastates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devastates. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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