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
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  • Demonstrators carrying Spanish flags moved toward beachside migrant camps last week, destroying shelters and setting fires as police attempted to keep protesters and migrants apart, according to Spain’s public broadcaster RTVE and news agency EFE.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Several homeowners near Meta’s massive Newton County data center have filed a lawsuit accusing the tech company and others of tainting their water and destroying their rural way of life.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 1 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
Definition of pulling down
Verb
  • The Horned Frogs crushed the Tar Heels 48-14 in last year’s season opener at Chapel Hill, ruining the college coaching debut of six-time Super Bowl champion Bill Belichick.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026
  • So, are invasives ruining the state’s waters, or is the state on the way to becoming the everyman’s Amazon, embraced by the folks who can’t afford the jungle lodge experience?
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of ruining
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  • An eight-game lead with 25 games left is a virtual lock for Brewers manager Pat Murphy and his wrecking crew, as even optimistic Cubs fans understand.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The previous record-strong El Niño in modern times, in 1982-83, coincided with significant damage across the coastline, wrecking the piers in Santa Monica and Seal Beach.
    — Robert Gauthier, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 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
Verb
  • 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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  • The Premier League, our league, is a bulldozer, flattening anything and everything.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • To ensure quick, even cooking, consider flattening the chicken breasts.
    — Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of flattening
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  • 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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