devourer

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Noun
  • Each destroyer is equipped with two SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters that can fly out to ships that might be potentially approaching the blockade line and can provide visual identification of the approaching ship.
    Luis Martinez, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • State media says a third destroyer under construction at the Nampo shipyard on the country’s western coast is expected to be completed by the ruling Workers’ Party’s founding anniversary in October, according to the AP.
    Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Sara Aparacio, a resident cleaning expert at Homeaglow, equates scrubbing an appliance with an abrasive sponge to rubbing it with very fine sandpaper.
    Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Stay away from paper towels, rough sponges, or scrub brushes, since these can leave small scratches or dull spots over time.
    Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Crappie like to hover below their prey, fining in place and examining slow-swimming invertebrates such as damselfly, dragonfly, and mayfly nymphs, as well as small leeches.
    Cory Schmidt, Outdoor Life, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The jungle, in the Truong Son range between Laos and the South China Sea, is home to tigers and leeches.
    Nicole Young, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • It is alleged that certain transfers occurred in the background without notifying the user, even when their device was not in use.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Last summer, for example, internet sleuths on Google discovered private ChatGPT conversations that had been indexed on a public website without the users realizing it.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Devourer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devourer. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.

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