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
Two days after a devastating tornado ravaged their home and hundreds of other buildings in Kankakee County, an Aroma Park couple is already planning to rebuild, and not losing their sense of humor during a difficult time.
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Noel Brennan, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Thrash focuses on a coastal town that gets ravaged by a Category 5 storm, leading to the arrival of hungry sharks.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
Some of that was a lack of top returnees in a conference ravaged by graduation and the transfer portal.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Workers are repairing damage from the Dragon Bravo Fire, a wildfire that ravaged the North Rim in summer 2025.
—Outside, 10 Mar. 2026
In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged the sports world, the F1 team hit a financial breaking point.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 7 Mar. 2026
The moment causes Byron, a selfish and braggadocious villain, to have a change of heart, stopping shipments of The Beauty and paying off the families ravaged by its gruesome side effects, like Bella’s.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
When the Assad regime in nearby Syria collapsed in late 2024, its security forces had been hollowed out – and its economy ravaged – by years of civil conflict.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
Massive flooding in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state in May 2024 led to the deaths of at least 185 people and ravaged nearly everything needed for economic activity, from shops to factories, farms and ranches.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Noel Brennan, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Thrash focuses on a coastal town that gets ravaged by a Category 5 storm, leading to the arrival of hungry sharks.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
Some of that was a lack of top returnees in a conference ravaged by graduation and the transfer portal.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Workers are repairing damage from the Dragon Bravo Fire, a wildfire that ravaged the North Rim in summer 2025.
—Outside, 10 Mar. 2026
In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged the sports world, the F1 team hit a financial breaking point.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 7 Mar. 2026
The moment causes Byron, a selfish and braggadocious villain, to have a change of heart, stopping shipments of The Beauty and paying off the families ravaged by its gruesome side effects, like Bella’s.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
When the Assad regime in nearby Syria collapsed in late 2024, its security forces had been hollowed out – and its economy ravaged – by years of civil conflict.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
Massive flooding in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state in May 2024 led to the deaths of at least 185 people and ravaged nearly everything needed for economic activity, from shops to factories, farms and ranches.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ravaged
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Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
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Athens then destroyed Melos and launched the Sicily Expedition with overwhelming force and no coherent theory of governance for what came next.—
Farah N. Jan,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
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The community was blindsided and devastated by her sudden death.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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Outreach workers and public health officials say the highly addictive synthetic opioid has devastated many people living on the streets nearby.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Why the mistake should have ruined your day, Miss Manners cannot guess.—
Judith Martin,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Greg Gutfeld is better than all of them combined, including the Moron on NBC who ruined the once great Tonight Show.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Ravaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ravaged. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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