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verb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruinate
Verb
  • But the conflict has only escalated, with Russia’s launching some of its most extensive strikes in a war that has claimed hundreds of thousands of casualties, and Ukraine’s carrying out the audacious Operation Spiderweb drone attack, which damaged or destroyed strategic aircraft inside Russia.
    Adam Rasmi, Time, 20 June 2025
  • To destroy the site, an attack would have to come in waves, with bombers releasing one after another down the same hole.
    Samuel Granados, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • On April 9, 2003, U.S. forces pulled down a statue of Hussein in Baghdad's Firdos Square, symbolizing the end of his reign.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 24 June 2025
  • But then, flying toward the conclusion of Act I, Matthew finds that he, too, is being pulled down by unrehearsed emotion.
    Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
Verb
  • However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.
    Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2025
  • And just like that, Donald Trump ruined something else.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • The trade stunned the sport, perplexed rival executives and devastated Bostonians.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 18 June 2025
  • Postwar aid to a devastated Europe and to temporarily feed Japan kept farm prices high for a bit.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 June 2025
Verb
  • There’s a catch: Before the sale can go through, the company wants the Landmarks Preservation Commission to de-designate the building so that it can be torn down.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 27 June 2025
  • His daytime classical studies and nighttime performances in Paris jazz clubs helped to solidify his theory that the walls between classical and jazz were artificial and should be torn down.
    Jon Burlingame, Variety, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • The facility had been subject to sabotage and subterfuge by Israel for many years even before these attacks–including a computer virus that wrecked the centrifuges over a decade ago.
    Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 26 June 2025
  • All three spent Wednesday warning that Mamdani would wreck New York.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • Across the industry Profits are getting wiped out across the whole chip industry, owing to excess inventories among manufacturers and retailers and a drop in demand for PCs, smartphones, and consumer electronics.
    BYNicholas Gordon, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2023
Verb
  • The table also becomes a circle, flattened by perspective.
    Nishant Jain, The Dial, 24 June 2025
  • According to The Weather Channel, changes in pressure and winds will create a heat dome that will flatten out slowly next week.
    Amalia Huot-Marchand, The Hill, 21 June 2025
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“Ruinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruinate. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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