Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for havocked
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The Buckeyes benefited from a pair of penalties, including a face mask call on Colin Simmons that wiped out an incomplete pass on third-and-4.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Aug. 2025 -
The Buckeyes benefitted from a pair of penalties, including a face-mask call on Colin Simmons that wiped out an incomplete pass on third-and-4.—
Joe Reedy,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Vanessa Van Helsing wakes up from a coma to discover that a volcanic eruption has blotted out the sun, letting vampires prey 24/7.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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During her first bombing, Ginny had run for shelter into a perfume shop, where the proprietress methodically moved each bottle from the streetfront vitrine into a neat line on the floor as the dust from the percussive bombs blotted out the sun.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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If wildflowers are trampled, they cannot be pollinated and produce seed, which will reduce the future number of wildflowers.—
Samuel O’Neal
March 17,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Mar. 2026
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Mary has turned to alcohol and other men after her husband, the distracted Abe Lincoln, has trampled on her dream of becoming a cabaret singer.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Before being definitively plundered, the museum was home to the most comprehensive Nubian archaeological collection in the world.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
17 Mar. 2026
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The area has been plundered for centuries.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Fire had consumed the backside of the split-level home, ravaged the kids’ bedrooms and almost every corner of the home.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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Jackson witnessed one of the fires that ravaged the pier in 1974, during the filming of Tommy, Ken Russell’s adaptation of the Who concept album.—
Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In 2024, insurgents led by now-interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham marched to Damascus and removed Assad from power.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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On the court, though, Tatum has not looked like a player who is less than a year removed from Achilles surgery.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Jewish family had hidden in Lyon during World War II, only to learn that their apartment had been looted and rented in their absence.—
Shannon Fogg,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
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One world-famous example of an item of value allegedly looted from India is the Koh-i-noor diamond.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The charges stem from a $695,000 PPP loan the club allegedly took out in early 2020 and later sought and received forgiveness rather than repaying the federal government.—
Karl Hille,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Apr. 2026
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Damburger survived the deadly 2018 Carr fire that took out a swath of west Redding, burning within two miles of the restaurant.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Havocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/havocked. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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