ruinated

verb

past tense of ruinate
as in destroyed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruinated
  1. destroyed
  2. ruined
  3. flattened
  4. wrecked
  5. pulled down
  6. demolished
  7. shattered
  8. devastated
Verb
  • But just like all other houses in Collins First Nation, her home was completely destroyed by the fires.
    — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • The 1951 Flood claimed lives, destroyed homes and businesses, and scattered one of Kansas City’s largest Hispanic communities.
    — Michelle Oliva-Espinosa, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
Definition of destroyed
Verb
  • What once was a world of fellowship has been ruined, covered in a pall of fear.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 July 2026
  • Dial said his arrest went on his record and ruined his career as an investment broker.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Definition of ruined
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  • Volunteers flattened and folded the bags, cut them into strips and tied them together to form plastic year, which was woven into durable sleeping mats using looms.
    — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
  • But a century later, much of the city’s original architecture is being flattened in favor of high-rises and white boxes.
    — Delia Rose Sauer, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Definition of flattened
Verb
  • France Under-21 international Jacquet, who arrived in a £60million ($81m at current exchange rates) move from French club Rennes, is fit to feature after recovering from the shoulder injury which wrecked the second half of last season for him.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • But in recent history, the Spanish national soccer team has repeatedly wrecked the plans of dreamers and screenwriters.
    — Filip Bondy, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026
Definition of wrecked
Verb
  • Kirsten Koehler, a professor of environmental health and engineering at Johns Hopkins University, said the tiny particles, smaller than the diameter of a human hair, can stay in the air for long periods of time and aren’t pulled down by gravity.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 18 July 2026
  • Moore, 42, pulled down the waistband of her leggings to show her stomach.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 17 July 2026
Definition of pulled down
Verb
  • West Harbor is the redevelopment of the former waterfront Ports O'Call Village, which was demolished in 2018.
    — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • The two-acre space was the site of the California State Building, which suffered systemic damage in the 1971 Sylmar earthquake and was demolished five years later.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of demolished
Verb
  • When the driver did not emerge after officers repeatedly ordered him out of the SUV, an officer shattered the window.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • Experience Doesn't Replace Understanding COVID-19 shattered the traditional office, boomers are working longer and Gen Z brings new expectations.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of shattered
Verb
  • In a separate GoFundMe page, Castillo’s family said they were devastated by his death.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
  • The new flight comes as American Airlines twice daily direct flights between MIA and Caracas remain suspended following multiple earthquakes on June 24 that devastated Venezuela’s capital.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Definition of devastated
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