as in devastating
causing or tending to cause destruction
that kind of devastative tornado can tear the roof off of a house in a matter of seconds
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With a new mayor committed to truly affordable housing and more open space, now is the time to stop private developers seeking to use public land to build luxury housing while devastating nearby parks.—
Katherine Thompson,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2026 -
Samantha Dynowsky, state director for Sierra Club Connecticut, said that the rulings are a devastating blow in the fight against climate change.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
2 Mar. 2026
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This embarrassment of riches not only elevated the TV spectacle, but also the atmosphere in the Co-op Live Arena (which has successfully bounced back from its disastrous opening in 2024).—
Mark Sutherland,
Variety,
1 Mar. 2026
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The general manager was a very unpopular man in Denver following a couple of massive misfires — the disastrous hiring of Nathaniel Hackett and the trade and massive extension for Wilson.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
28 Feb. 2026
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So many consumer industries are predicated on speed and scale, overproducing and churning through new trends at record pace — often to a destructive degree.—
Bella Webb,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2026
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The former Los Angeles fire chief has filed a lawsuit against the city, alleging that her ouster was part of an orchestrated effort to smear her conduct and decision-making so Mayor Karen Bass could avoid accountability for the most destructive wildfire in LA history.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Devastative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devastative. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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