ruiner

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruiner
Noun
  • But hidden away in a secret HQ, a group of celebrity saboteurs are watching their every move, carrying out missions designed to disrupt their success.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Even far from the front line, soldiers tend to dress casually—presumably because of the risk of spies or saboteurs.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Whereas Jonathan Greenard is a game-wrecker against the run and pass, and Van Ginkel erases most screens and outlet passes to the perimeter, Turner isn’t that type of guy right now.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Bosa has already been a game-wrecker through two games thus far.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Show me exactly how to reorganize my day to focus on growth drivers first, which of my tasks are secretly time-wasters dressed as important work, and how to say no to everything else.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • For example, default settings for focus time added blocking of sites in the categories Shopping, Tabloids, and Time wasters.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Recently, a Chinese navy destroyer reportedly collided with a Chinese coast guard ship during an encounter with a Philippine vessel.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • In 1908, a 23-year-old Navy officer ran the USS Decatur, a destroyer with a crew of 75 men, aground while entering a harbor in the Philippines.
    Davis Winkie, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Everyone cosplays as a wasteland ravager, depraved, ugly, and dirty, talking about cannibalism and the brutality of all sorts.
    Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Ruiner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruiner. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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