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as in to destroy
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of
buildings pulverized by a killer tornado
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Recent Examples of pulverize
Looking Ahead: San Francisco missed its road chance at Gonzaga, but the Dons responded appropriately by pulverizing San Diego on the road (of note: that arena is called Jenny Craig Pavilion, aka the Slim Gym).
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Jim Root, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
The Pacific Palisades Fire, which pulverized buildings, was burning at 15,832 acres between the beach towns of Santa Monica and Malibu.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
Israel’s military has decimated Gaza, pulverizing much of the enclave’s infrastructure over the last 15 months.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Jan. 2025
On Wednesday, the Palisades Fire continued to pulverize homes and buildings and was burning at 15,832 acres between the beach towns of Santa Monica and Malibu.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
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Jim Root, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
The Pacific Palisades Fire, which pulverized buildings, was burning at 15,832 acres between the beach towns of Santa Monica and Malibu.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
Israel’s military has decimated Gaza, pulverizing much of the enclave’s infrastructure over the last 15 months.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Jan. 2025
On Wednesday, the Palisades Fire continued to pulverize homes and buildings and was burning at 15,832 acres between the beach towns of Santa Monica and Malibu.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulverize
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In order to retrieve the original source code of the Entity and destroy it, Hunt has to risk life and limb and dive into icy arctic waters to a sunken Soviet submarine teetering 500 feet underwater.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
15 May 2025
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An embarrassing, humbling, shocking Game 5 defeat showed that. All the same problems, the ones that destroyed Leaf team after Leaf team and ultimately ended Sheldon Keefe’s time as head coach, are emerging again at the worst possible time.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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These interests, the thinking goes, feed into a culture that grinds the spirits of bright young women into pixie dust by insisting that their outward appearance is ultimately more important than their actions.—
Faran Krentcil,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2025
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After two decades grinding in the music business, Pankey got frustrated with something fundamental.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
10 May 2025
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WIth Jarren Duran on first with a one-out single in the sixth, Devers demolished Lugo’s first pitch, a 91.8 mph four-seamer.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Hartford Courant,
11 May 2025
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If anything, Gunther should absolutely demolish the beloved McAfee as a way of getting back on the right foot following a surprise submission defeat to Jey Uso at WrestleMania 40.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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When Resident Playbook starts, Yi-young is already crushing on her sister’s brother-in-law Do-won (Jung Joon-won).—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
19 May 2025
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But a disappointing loss to Sergio Martínez in 2012, lack of discipline needed to train properly and make weight, as well as a crushing defeat to Álvarez in 2017, sent his career into a free fall.—
Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2025
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O’Brien ranks 22nd in NCAA history in career caused turnovers with 160, which shatters Lacey Leigh Hentz’s previous school record of 146.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
10 May 2025
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His family confirmed his identity in a GoFundMe fundraiser, which has so far raised upwards of $35,000 to support his family, shattering its $5,000 goal.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2025
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Conforto, representing the tying run, pounded a 95.2 mph groundball for an inning-ending double play.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
9 May 2025
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My heart was pounding through my chest standing there hitting.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2025
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However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2025
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Sonos is very, very sorry for ruining your speaker system.—
Boone Ashworth,
Wired News,
9 May 2025
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Then Steel — literally the only one of Dallas’ 11 forwards who isn’t a scorer — stepped into a Harley rebound and beat Hellebuyck high on the glove side.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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Indiana beat the Knicks in seven games last postseason, so New York will be looking for some revenge.—
Matt Levine,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 May 2025
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“Pulverize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulverize. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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