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The 2023 edition opened a month later as Israel intensified its bombing campaign on Gaza, which has since killed more than 67,000 people, injured another 170,000 and razed the Palestinian territory to the ground, prompting accusations of genocide, which Israel has strongly rejected.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025 -
Many eastern hardwood forests were razed for agriculture, and Indiana forests have seen little fire over the past 100 or so years.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The torrential rains and strong winds caused severe flooding that left several rural communities isolated and damaged buildings, roads, crops and infrastructure in poor areas that had already been hit by Hurricane Oscar last year.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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Cuba, still enduring the storm’s heavy rains and winds, reported widespread flooding, damaged buildings, and hundreds of thousands of people displaced, as authorities warned that Melissa could worsen the island’s ongoing economic crisis.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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Bonner's father worked at the Product Development Center — part of which Bonner demolished to make way for the new World Headquarters building.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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The ballroom project has stirred controversy, as the East Wing, home of the First Lady’s staff and long a grand entrance for White House events, was demolished to make room for the new ballroom.—
Kate Wolffe
October 30,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Among them was Eilene Oken, 38, who walked through what used to be her neighbourhood, only to find her home completely destroyed.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Just under two million Palestinians—virtually the entire population of Gaza—have been displaced since October 2023, many repeatedly, and Israeli forces have damaged or destroyed more than 90 percent of homes in the Strip.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Many of those games have been thrillers and even wrecked seasons.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Oct. 2025
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Behind Sarnow and Common Council members, employees used equipment to lift a wrecked SUV with its left front side smashed in, a somber reminder of the devastation caused by reckless driving.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And how this area may be obliterated by a giant copper mine.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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But Ten Hag’s firing obliterated any remaining expectation, forcing a recalculation of what would constitute success this season — and that is very much to Hjulmand’s benefit.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The rescue team shared photos of the mangled vehicle and the driver walking up the steep ledge with assistance from a rescuer to return to the highway.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Once investigators have been cleared to begin analyzing the scene, they will be faced with a chaotic expanse of mangled equipment, shards of manufacturing material and hunks of evidence that have been flung far from its origin.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The response left her devastated.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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This looks like an attempt to clean up their devastated public image following the Federal Trade Commission’s strong BOTS Act and deceptive practices case against them.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Dynamited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dynamited. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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