nuked

past tense of nuke
as in destroyed
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of a pretty sizable piece of real estate would be nuked if an asteroid struck

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Verb
  • However, all three have been destroyed in separate accidents, the latest of which occurred on March 17, 2025, when a Heron Mk1 crashed into a helicopter while landing, totaling both aircraft but luckily not causing any casualties.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The video shows a couch completely destroyed, with stuffing pulled out and the frame exposed down to the springs.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
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  • To him, the field looked ruined — nothing like the stiff, proud stalks of wheat growing nearby.
    Julia Rendleman, ProPublica, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Our family has been ruined by Denise's lies of promising to end a year-long affair.
    Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Additionally, several existing dilapidated buildings on the site will be demolished and their concrete recycled and partly reused to realize the new structures.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Archaeologists believe that Ayscough's house was demolished after a fire destroyed it in the early 1800s – but its remains have only just been uncovered in new excavations.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the aftermath, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko recorded a video message from the building’s shattered upper floors.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Photos of the aftermath showed the front windshield on the roof of the bus shattered and nearly flattened.
    Michael Rios, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Kitchens were wrecked, and diners were an endangered species.
    Beth D'Addono, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Unfortunately, the winds yesterday undid all that labor and wrecked our structure.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • However, fans and even former houseguests, many devastated, took to social media to voice their anger with the show.
    David Wysong, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Lebanon was devastated by a year-long conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, triggered by the militia’s backing of Hamas after the Palestinian militants attacked Israel on October 7, 2023.
    Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In a new paper, researchers report that sPHENIX measured both the number and energy of particles produced when gold ions smashed together at nearly light speed.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
  • For twenty years, the rage-fuelled God Kratos has smashed his way across our screens.
    Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Nuked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuked. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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