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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This timely and critical discussion highlights the urgent need to recognize the signs of financial abuse and disrupt its devastating impact.Essence, Essence, 31 Oct. 2024
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The Irish brought Samhain to the New World in the late 1840s when a devastating potato famine forced millions of them to leave Ireland.Tithi Bhattacharya / Made by History, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
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A week after a disastrous last-second loss at Washington, they got steamrolled 29-9 by the Arizona Cardinals, adding to the mounting list of poor road performances under coach Matt Eberflus.Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
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The vice president ascended to the top of the Democratic ticket after Biden’s disastrous performance in a June debate set into motion his withdrawing from the race.Bill Barrow, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
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Published by Brontë under the pseudonym Ellis Bell a year before her death, Wuthering Heights is set in the Yorkshire moors and revolves around the intense and often destructive relationships between two families: the Earnshaws and the Lintons.Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
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Vietnam remains highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, facing increasingly frequent, extreme and destructive weather events.Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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