RUINATING Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

ruinating

verb

present participle of ruinate

as in destroying

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Sonil Jain, Co-founder of Sowtex and ReMaterial, noted that for a fabric exporter trading with Russia, Brazil, or the UAE, there were many possible benefits, including cheaper, faster B2B settlements without dollar-clearing fees destroying margins.

— Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Some put the chance of AI destroying everyone, everywhere, all at once at around 50%.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of destroying

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The pressure improved in the second half with edge Seth Coleman-Lyles and defensive lineman Cam Riley pulling down quarterback Brandon Allen for the only sack of the game.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2026
The teenage girls alerted police of the incident, in which the suspect allegedly attempted to engage the girls in conversation while pulling down his pants and masturbating in the driver’s seat of his vehicle, police said.

— Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 6 Aug. 2026

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Museum putty or wax can help keep pieces in place without ruining either the tray or your collectibles.

— Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2026
As fishermen wrestled their catches out of flimsy fiberglass boats near a makeshift shoreside market recently, several stopped to talk with CNN, complaining that the war is ruining business.

— Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of ruining

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Here’s how the shift happened, what the ingredient actually does below the neck and how to fold it into a routine without wrecking your skin barrier.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2026
The general public learned of the demolition plan only when the wrecking equipment began work nearly three months later.

— Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of wrecking

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The country is also recovering from devastating back-to-back earthquakes in June that have so far killed over 6,000 people.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
Rescue operations and clean-up crews are still working in the wake of last week’s devastating debris avalanche and floods in Nepal and Tibet.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of devastating

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Last month, when video of a runaway piglet tearing down Hayworth Avenue and through the alleys near Canter’s Deli hit social media, the internet went nuts.

— Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
Demolition crews have begun tearing down the historic Grandview United Presbyterian Church in Mount Washington after weeks of delays.

— Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of tearing down

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For one, housing prices are flattening, and in some markets there is an excess supply of houses on the market.

— Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Sep. 2026
Shaving down the error Instead of building costly new equipment, the team solved the issue by flattening the material’s surface using a Cooling Cross-section Polisher.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of flattening

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Outside, addicts wander peg-legged in the pulverizing triple-digit late summer heat, past attorneys in cream sport coats and copper-red ties.

— Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of pulverizing

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