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devastation

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the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless
  • the sheer devastation of the housing development by the forest fire

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“Devastation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devastation. Accessed 4 Dec. 2021.

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