ruinates

verb

present tense third-person singular of ruinate
as in destroys

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruinates
  1. destroys
  2. pulls down
  3. ruins
  4. wrecks
  5. flattens
  6. tears down
  7. pulverizes
  8. takes down
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  • Jains typically do not eat root vegetables because harvesting them destroys the whole plant and harms life-forms around it.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026
  • How IonQ cracked error correction Since making measurements of a qubit destroys its quantum state, researchers can only gather information about their syndromes to know if the qubit has accumulated an error or not.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of destroys
Verb
  • As the person filming the incident asks what’s going on, the male agent pulls down his hoodie.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 17 July 2026
  • Rookie Bill Russell scores 19 points and pulls down a game-high 32 rebounds.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of pulls down
Verb
  • George Santos simply cannot get up After surprising the DS by passing the first task — falling out of a hovering helicopter backward — Santos ruins his big moment by struggling to swim to the dock and not being able to lift himself out of the water.
    — Sarah Hearon, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Nothing ruins an outfit faster than an ill-fitting bra, which is why this V-neck option caught our eye.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of ruins
Verb
  • That’s because even ordinary winds – and far worse, storms and earthquakes – cause tall buildings to sway, which ruins people’s concentration, wrecks their mood, and even exhausts them.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 July 2026
  • As is the case with the Delta Aquarids, the moon, only one day past full, unfortunately, wrecks any chances of getting any decent views this year.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of wrecks
Verb
  • The girls do their solos, and Ericka flattens Paulina like a tractor mowing down a patch of dandelions.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The balanced solvent treatment reshapes and flattens the top layer, while the chloride addition forces the bromide and iodide components to crystallize at the same time.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of flattens
Verb
  • In theory, this system will punish any team that deliberately tears down its roster in an attempt to lose as many games as possible.
    — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Even in moments of disagreement, we are called to speak with charity and to seek dialogue that builds up, rather than tears down.
    — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of tears down
Verb
  • The biggest reason why is the Gators’ four-man meat grinder of a frontcourt, which pulverizes opponents defensively and on the offensive glass.
    — Brendan Marks, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Definition of pulverizes
Verb
  • When Big Man arrives with Elena in tow, the diminutive Nora takes down the giant man in less than a minute, all without a bra on!
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The trio rebuild the tower and Guerrero goes up again, pulling the line for about four minutes more before the group takes down the tower, wheels the cart away from the window and walks away.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Definition of takes down
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