as in destroyed
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 ravaged
After the flood When floods ravaged the Asheville area, the neighborhood went three weeks without electricity and six weeks without running water.
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Jessica Blough, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
The April 8th strikes ravaged a range of sites across the country.
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
By Jenna Jarrah When the January 2025 wildfires ravaged through Los Angeles County, devastating communities in Altadena, Pacific Palisades, and Malibu, students faced terrible losses, having their homes and schools turned to ash.
—Daily News, 20 May 2026
Arsenal’s 2024-25 season was ravaged by injuries, and their primary objective afterwards was to reinforce the squad with a formidable degree of depth.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 May 2026
When devastating floods ravaged central Texas last July, Shiflet gathered a crew and traveled two hours to spend days in the wreckage to help.
—Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
This town of around 200 native Náhuatl people is among many in the central state of Guerrero ravaged by decades of fracturing rival criminal groups warring for territorial control.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
Pratt lost his own home more than a year ago in the Pacific Palisades fires that ravaged The Golden State.
—Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
The Kings were ravaged by injuries to a number of key players, forcing coach Doug Christie to deploy 35 different starting lineups.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
Jessica Blough, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
The April 8th strikes ravaged a range of sites across the country.
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
By Jenna Jarrah When the January 2025 wildfires ravaged through Los Angeles County, devastating communities in Altadena, Pacific Palisades, and Malibu, students faced terrible losses, having their homes and schools turned to ash.
—Daily News, 20 May 2026
Arsenal’s 2024-25 season was ravaged by injuries, and their primary objective afterwards was to reinforce the squad with a formidable degree of depth.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 May 2026
When devastating floods ravaged central Texas last July, Shiflet gathered a crew and traveled two hours to spend days in the wreckage to help.
—Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
This town of around 200 native Náhuatl people is among many in the central state of Guerrero ravaged by decades of fracturing rival criminal groups warring for territorial control.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
Pratt lost his own home more than a year ago in the Pacific Palisades fires that ravaged The Golden State.
—Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
The Kings were ravaged by injuries to a number of key players, forcing coach Doug Christie to deploy 35 different starting lineups.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ravaged
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Russian air defenses intercepted and destroyed more than 350 Ukrainian drones over territories both close to the border but also as further afield as Moscow, St Petersburg, and Novgorod in the country’s west, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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Twelve people were killed, including two young boys, in the southeastern city of Dnipro, where a four-story apartment building was partially destroyed, local officials said.—
Valentyn Ogirenko,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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This iconic resort, located 16 miles north of Kailua-Kona at the site of an ancient fishing village leased from the Kamehameha Schools, first opened in the 1960s and was shut down after a tsunami devastated much of the coast in 2011.—
Brianna Randall,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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The sisters said Perez was a loving mother and daughter, and her death has devastated their mother.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 May 2026
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Items that fall in the toilet are soggy, in need of sanitizing, and possibly ruined.—
Abby Wolner,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 June 2026
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Our house, ruined by the 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake, was rebuilt from the foundation up.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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“Ravaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ravaged. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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