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adjective

Definition of ruinatenext
as in destroyed

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verb

as in to destroy

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruinate
  1. ruined
  2. destroy
  3. wrecked
  4. ruin
  5. devastated
  6. tear down
  7. wiped out
  8. wreck
Adjective
  • Sitting on the rim of his consciousness was always cataclysm, the muted whisper of a ruined world.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Definition of ruined
Verb
  • The planters themselves get chipped, scratched, dented and, in one out of every three cases so far, destroyed.
    — Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
  • However, an unconfined plasma column could instantly destroy solid surfaces upon contact.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026
Definition of destroy
Adjective
  • The second flood has left behind more than wrecked homes, reopening trauma wounds for many survivors.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • After losing his job at a tech company, a 33-year-old Tehran resident who also joined the January protests said his main concern was the wrecked economy, where unemployment and prices have surged.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
Definition of wrecked
Verb
  • Floyd is no longer attracted to his wife, has trouble connecting with his teen-age stepson, and owes tens of thousands in taxes—a set of stressors that are ruining his health.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 July 2026
  • That would ruin a good thing, apparently, and Foerster credited Puni for not only playing through a knee injury last fall but overcoming early-career growing pains.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 20 July 2026
Definition of ruin
Adjective
  • Heavy machinery is needed to recover the body, a resource that, according to Santander, has become a business in the devastated area because families are being charged to use the equipment for debris removal.
    — Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
  • Her passing devastated fans, artists, and the entire music community.
    — Desjah Altvater, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of devastated
Verb
  • The original venue was torn down a few years after the Yes/Frampton show, and replaced with a much smaller stadium that seats just 3,000 people.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2026
  • In his follow up email on Wednesday, Harper said engineers had concluded the bridge should be torn down.
    — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 16 July 2026
Definition of tear down
Adjective
  • Abreu’s shot off Garrett Cleavinger (2-3) capped a four-run inning that wiped out a 6-3 deficit.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • One Reddit user, who leveraged their own Roth IRA by making major calls on SpaceX, wiped out several hundred thousand dollars from their retirement.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 15 July 2026
Definition of wiped out
Verb
  • In ‘The Strange Architect,’ VanderMeer explores the legacy of Arthur Bream, a man whose dreams of building a utopian community are wrecked when his daughter goes missing.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 23 July 2026
  • The brutal heat and intense working conditions inside the kitchen and the front area of the business come after a thief wrecked the rooftop air conditioning unit in search of copper wiring.
    — Seamus Bozeman Follow, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
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