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as in disastrous
bringing about ruin or misfortune
a ruinous miscalculation of the financial markets left them bankrupt
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as in devastating
causing or tending to cause destruction
a ruinous windstorm destroyed the crops
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Recent Examples of ruinous
Granted, the dropoff from Allen to any replacement is immense, perhaps ruinous.
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Tim Graham, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
This thoughtful design scheme extends to the world at large too – each location is brimming with tidbits to find that inform players about the ruinous history at the core of the town.
—Sarah Thwaites, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2025
Indeed, many California water officials and experts agreed that the plan had the potential to be ruinous.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
As a ruinous civil war roils Yemen, this classroom in the southwestern city of Taiz is Fatima’s refuge.
—Abdulghani Aqlan, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Mar. 2025
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Tim Graham, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
This thoughtful design scheme extends to the world at large too – each location is brimming with tidbits to find that inform players about the ruinous history at the core of the town.
—Sarah Thwaites, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2025
Indeed, many California water officials and experts agreed that the plan had the potential to be ruinous.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
As a ruinous civil war roils Yemen, this classroom in the southwestern city of Taiz is Fatima’s refuge.
—Abdulghani Aqlan, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruinous
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That quickly became disastrous for both sides as officials had a very public spat with one another using harsh rhetoric in front of a slew of journalists invited to cover what was initially intended to be brief opening remarks.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
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The second leg against AZ after a disastrous 1-0 defeat in Holland.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
9 May 2025
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Heiss said that nothing would be so devastating as to have earned Prima’s hatred.—
Lillian Fishman,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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The impact of this could really be devastating, particularly in rural communities.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
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In rare cases, salmonella can result in more serious illness and can be fatal in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
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The fatal accident happened Thursday night on U.S. Highway 20 near Henry's Lake State Park in eastern Idaho, located about 16 miles west of Yellowstone in Wyoming.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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As such, Congress should include repeal of this unfair and economically destructive tax in the reconciliation bill that it is slated to consider this summer.—
James Carter,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2025
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Rates have jumped in the past five years because of increasingly severe weather and wildfires, which are growing more destructive because of the impact of climate change in the state.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
7 May 2025
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After a half-decade of unfortunate injuries and the still-strange collapse in the bubble, Leonard at last looks like his two-time Finals MVP self.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Responding to the precariousness of our moment, museums have reified the problem with an unfortunate watchword: relevance.—
Eric Crosby,
Artforum,
1 May 2025
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“Ruinous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruinous. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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