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
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  • In Bulgaria, authorities found and destroyed a Russian Gerbera-2 drone, which was not carrying explosives, in the waters of the country’s northern Black Sea coast, the Defense Ministry said Friday.
    — Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • He was born in 1941 in the village of al-Birwa, which was destroyed by Israeli forces in 1948.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of destroyed
Verb
  • Glancing down at my hands, the jungle-green polish from Lima was hopelessly chipped, ruined by river mud and rain.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Filming the kiss scene in public with dozens of bystanders armed with cell phone watching proved a challenge but, luckily, no one ruined the surprise.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of ruined
Verb
  • Using the textured side of a meat mallet, gently pound the meat until it’s slightly flattened, creating indentations all over the surface.
    — Natalia Vela, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2026
  • In either case, had the truck not responded at all, the car would have been flattened and its occupants would not likely have survived at those speeds.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of flattened
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  • But the party was wrecked on Election Day not by its flawed attorney general.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Photos from the scene showed some of the train cars off the tracks, toppled over and wrecked on the side of a hill.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of wrecked
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  • Where cold slabs of ocean floor sink into the mantle at subduction zones, the ground gets pulled down; where hot mantle rises, it gets pushed up.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Moving Money Around The party’s top Senate super PAC pulled down several weeks’ worth of ads in those two Southern states in recent weeks, per information shared with Semafor, saving $22 million in North Carolina and $11 million in Georgia.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of pulled down
Verb
  • His personal bodyguard dozed in the courtroom’s family and friends section as an assistant scrolled through her phone and his father demolished a Snickers.
    — Luke Jones, Vanity Fair, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Before it was demolished in the early 1800s, his crumbling mansion was said to be haunted by ghosts and strange occurrences.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of demolished
Verb
  • Bystander video showed a fiery crater gouged into Military Trail, a major highway, with the pavement buckled and shattered around the wreckage.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Still, the state has shattered early voting records with a more diverse electorate and stronger turnout in left-leaning jurisdictions.
    — Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of shattered
Verb
  • The elder Begay, speaking in Navajo, said she is emotionally devastated.
    — Adam Burke, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
  • By comparison, the prewar sanctions that devastated Iran’s economy, hobbled its military, and discouraged it from seeking nuclear weapons were a bargain.
    — S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of devastated
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