as in to destroy
to bring destruction to (something) through violent action
the hurricane ravaged the state and caused billions of dollars worth of damage
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Recent Examples of ravage
Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
In early January, Affleck fled to Garner’s home amid the devastating wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles, and just days after finalizing his divorce from Jennifer Lopez earlier that week.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Higher electrical power ravages most metal catalysts.
—science.org, 23 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Los Angeles County sued Southern California Edison Wednesday, saying the utility company's equipment was responsible for a deadly blaze that ravaged the area earlier this year, necessitating costly response and cleanup.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
In early January, Affleck fled to Garner’s home amid the devastating wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles, and just days after finalizing his divorce from Jennifer Lopez earlier that week.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
Waffle House has temporarily raised its prices as the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) know as bird flu ravages the nation's farms.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Higher electrical power ravages most metal catalysts.
—science.org, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ravage
Verb
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Residents of states that have been impacted by this weekend's storms have posted photos online showing their homes destroyed by the tornadoes, with roofs fallen completely off, walls caved in and debris on lawns.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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Tornadoes pose a severe risk to life and property, with their powerful winds capable of destroying homes, overturning vehicles, and uprooting trees.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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Last year, parts of the U.S. were devastated by hurricanes such as Helene and Milton.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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The Asheville area was devastated in September by Hurricane Helene, with thousands of people displaced and businesses destroyed or temporarily closed.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacramento Bee,
23 Mar. 2025
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But those stocks were mined with some gusto, and large portions of the island were essentially ruined.—
Nick Miller,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The war at its height displaced around 90% of Gaza’s population and has caused vast destruction across the territory.—
Ibrahim Hazboun,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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Given Björk’s ongoing activism through song, the film will also curate a postapocalyptic utopia, void of environmental destruction.—
Kalia Richardson,
Rolling Stone,
20 Mar. 2025
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Simply put, their acts are a desecration of the pursuit of knowledge.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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To Michael Hirsch, the desecration of hundreds of graves was a shanda, a shame, a ghoulish crime.—
Maria Cramer,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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The one-time ingenue made gallows humor out of her ruination, glorying in the cracks and croaks of her voice.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2025
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The aftershocks of the Vietnam War and the ruination of family legacy also came into play in Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974).—
Richard Newby,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Oct. 2024
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“Ravage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ravage. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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