ruinating

verb

present participle of ruinate
as in destroying

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruinating
  1. destroying
  2. pulling down
  3. ruining
  4. wrecking
  5. devastating
  6. tearing down
  7. flattening
  8. pulverizing
Verb
  • The fire ripped through hillside neighborhoods, destroying mansions with spectacular ocean views.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • At that tipping point, the only solution is for oil prices to surge, destroying enough demand for oil that the market can return to equilibrium.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of destroying
Verb
  • In Contra Costa County, police in El Cerrito are pulling down its cameras over the next several weeks after the City Council last week ended its contract with Flock following public outcry over the technology, NBC Bay Area reported.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • San Jose police officials released 17 minutes of security footage showing vandals brazenly breaking into the Vietnamese Heritage Garden last month and pulling down a nine-foot monument depicting a South Vietnamese soldier.
    — Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
Definition of pulling down
Verb
  • But therein lies the problem with ruining baseball and predicting the World Series in August.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Tarik Skubal did not go into last week expecting to be the latest avatar for the Los Angeles Dodgers ruining baseball.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of ruining
Verb
  • Come for the timeliness, stay for Cap wrecking a bunch of guys in an elevator.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Long-distance backpacking is having a moment, and readers planning a first thru-hike want to know how to prepare without wrecking their body, their gear budget or their trip.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026
Definition of wrecking
Verb
  • Lionel Messi has donated €80,000 ($92,200) to the reconstruction efforts of Madrid’s Sierra Oeste region following devastating wildfires in the area.
    — Dan Kilpatrick, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Authorities in Washington have arrested a man for arson in connection with one of the major wildfires devastating the eastern part of the state, which has destroyed hundreds of homes and forced tens of thousands to flee.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of devastating
Verb
  • The White House announced the construction of the 90,000-square foot ballroom last July, and demolition began suddenly on the East Wing in late October when workers were spotted tearing down that wing of the White House.
    — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The thieves reportedly gained access to the building by using a Lilli Petroli truck and tearing down a large iron entrance gate using a cable.
    — Theo Belci, Artforum, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of tearing down
Verb
  • Political debates have a way of flattening complicated issues that on-the-ground reporting rarely does.
    — Jamie Stockwell, USA Today, 31 July 2026
  • But the necessity of paring down such a massive event has the effect of flattening the very elements that ought to give it its texture and heft — namely, the people involved.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026
Definition of flattening
Verb
  • Portions of its skeleton featured pulverizing bite marks and missing chunks that all bore the hallmark signs of another predatory attack.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 July 2026
  • The garbanzos are sometimes roasted before pulverizing, lending the yellow powder a richer, nuttier taste.
    — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 25 June 2026
Definition of pulverizing
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