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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruinate
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In return, he was allowed to effectively destroy a nature site of great conservation value.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
26 July 2025 -
Trump also is destroying the Games’ potential upside.—
Joe Mathews,
Mercury News,
25 July 2025
Verb
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Napheesa Collier scored 30 points and pulled down nine rebounds in the win, while Kayla McBride scored 24 points.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
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Jones, who has pulled down seven interceptions in his previous three seasons, has a reputation as a ball hawk.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
1 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile in Trier, Germany’s oldest city, Roman ruins, such as the Porta Nigra and imperial baths, blend seamlessly with baroque palaces and centuries-old scholarly libraries.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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Among those assisting are search teams and emergency crews from Mexico, who have joined overwhelmed local responders in searching for the missing and helping clean up devastated communities.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
8 July 2025
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The girls left behind a devastated big sister along with their parents.—
Andrew DeMillo,
Los Angeles Times,
8 July 2025
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The old house was quickly torn down to make way for something far more ambitious.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
4 Aug. 2025
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With Minnesota tearing down its roster amid a franchise sale, Correa eagerly approved a trade to the team that rebuilt around him in the 2010s.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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The New York Post reported that teams were reaching out to the Mets about Blackburn in June, before a spate of injuries temporarily wrecked New York’s starting depth.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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Some drugs, particularly antibiotics, can wreck the gut microbiome fast.—
Avery Hurt,
Discover Magazine,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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But in the last few years, an explosion of warehouse development has wiped out farmland and open space.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2023
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Tens of billions of dollars in value has been wiped out, including during the days when the company was soliciting bids for its offering, the largest of its kind in India.—
Alex Travelli,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2023
Verb
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After flattening through October, the consumer-price index rose 0.3% in November, 0.4% in December, and 0.5% in January.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Instagram and TikTok have a way of flattening out differences rather than enhancing them.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
30 July 2025
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“Ruinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruinate. Accessed 9 Aug. 2025.
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