havocked

verb

past tense of havoc
as in wiped out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for havocked
  1. wiped out
  2. blotted out
  3. trampled
  4. cut down
  5. plundered
  6. ravaged
  7. removed
  8. looted
Verb
  • The two once presented a live demo minutes after a computer cloud crash wiped out their materials, winning anyway after Andreou pitched the product entirely from memory.
    — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 27 June 2026
  • Widespread flooding across Kentucky has left at least four dead Saturday, prompting dozens of rescues after heavy rains wiped out bridges, inundated roads and flooded homes, with more significant rainfall on the way.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
Definition of wiped out
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  • Californians suffered from terrible air quality, struggling to breathe amid the COVID-19 pandemic as a sooty plume blotted out the sun.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
  • Now, fireflies have become scarce, the July nights have grown too hot for comfort, and the summer skies are often blotted out by smoke.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
Definition of blotted out
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  • Although most of the migrants have since gone back, more than 80 migrants died, including some who drowned or were trampled in a stampede to cross a breakwater barrier, according to Spanish and Moroccan authorities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Carlo Zanella, president of the Alto Adige Alpine Club, previously told Fox News Digital that the turnstiles were installed by a local farmer after visitors repeatedly trampled meadows while flocking to the scenic overlook.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of trampled
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  • If the war does indeed come to an end and oil keeps falling, Warsh might get breathing room for rate cuts down the line.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 16 June 2026
  • Courtesy of the Abu Haikal family Haikal said his family’s own homes have been targeted in settler attacks, including having stones thrown at their home, their crops destroyed, trees cut down and property stolen.
    — Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 16 June 2026
Definition of cut down
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  • As long as the contents of a container have not been plundered outright, they can even be delivered to the recipient after an accident, albeit with some delay.
    — Alexander Klose, Scientific American, 24 July 2026
  • The Stuttgart striker plundered two second-half goals, including a stoppage-time winner, to earn his side a place in the last 32.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 20 June 2026
Definition of plundered
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  • The region ravaged by the quakes is also scarred by floods that, by some estimates, left as many as 30,000 people dead in 1999.
    — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Gold mining has ravaged large parts of the Amazon that spans multiple countries, including Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia and Peru -- driven by the global rise in gold prices.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of ravaged
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  • In 2025, the US State Department removed its multi-million-dollar bounties for several key Taliban leaders who had transitionally assumed top positions within the Afghan government.
    — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • With Boone removed from the contest and the Blue Jays already up a run, Kirk spoiled Bradley Hanner’s major league debut with a solo homer in the eighth inning.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of removed
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  • Los Angeles County deputies say that an AutoZone in East Los Angeles was found looted early Saturday morning, near the spot where a street takeover had taken place.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • In addition to missile targeting, Russia has also looted thousands of Ukrainian cultural objects since the beginning of the war.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of looted
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