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as in desecrator
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as in warship
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Recent Examples of destroyer
The report said the destroyer launched in Nampo, in contrast, used a floating dry dock.
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
The report said the previous destroyer launched at the western shipyard of Nampo, in contrast, used a floating dry dock.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Creative Destruction And Financial Prudence Shiva, the destroyer and regenerator, embodies the principle of creative destruction.
—Pankaj Vasani, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
The images come just weeks after the launch of the Cho Hyon, the lead ship in the destroyer class and largest surface combatant in the Korean People's Navy—constructed at the Nampho shipyard.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
The report said the previous destroyer launched at the western shipyard of Nampo, in contrast, used a floating dry dock.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Creative Destruction And Financial Prudence Shiva, the destroyer and regenerator, embodies the principle of creative destruction.
—Pankaj Vasani, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
The images come just weeks after the launch of the Cho Hyon, the lead ship in the destroyer class and largest surface combatant in the Korean People's Navy—constructed at the Nampho shipyard.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for destroyer
Noun
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Whole armies could be hidden, fleets of warships could vanish on the high seas, and even whole cities could be built in the hinterland and kept secret.—
David Szondy
May 31,
New Atlas,
31 May 2025
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Based on its silhouette, the researcher identified one of the warships as the Prince of Wales, positioned as the second ship in the single-line formation.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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Graham is that good, a game wrecker on the interior of the defensive line who offers a special blend of quickness, strength and intelligence.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2025
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State police asked motorists to avoid the area as crews worked to use a wrecker to remove the tractor-trailer.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
23 Apr. 2025
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These preyed upon American merchantmen who either payed tribute or showed forged British passes.—
Thomas Wendel,
National Review,
4 July 2019
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The Navy already has ships in the fleet that are former merchantmen.—
Kyle Mizokami,
Popular Mechanics,
10 Jan. 2019
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The central pool has clusters of coral and sponges, attracting dozens of types of tropical fish.—
Erik Trinidad,
Travel + Leisure,
21 May 2025
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Benny’s presented as an overachieving sponge, absorbing contradictory messages about how he is supposed to live in society from both masc frat culture, which tells him to repress, and the relatively more progressive music and films he’s become obsessed with, which tell him to, uh, slay.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
15 May 2025
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Downing Sugary Beverages All Day Your morning coffee isn’t the only blood sugar saboteur—sipping on sodas, chocolate milk, and fruit juices throughout the day can also spike your glucose.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
26 May 2025
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Financial Fears Of Midlife Career Shifts - True or False? Finances are often the silent saboteur of career transitions.—
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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The first airline expected to receive a 777-9 in 2026, once the type is certified, will be Lufthansa, which has placed an order for 20 777-9s and seven 777-8 freighters.—
Marisa Garcia,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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That predecessor was wrecked May 9, 1980, when a freighter, lost in the vicious storm, broadsided the southbound span of the twin bridge and knocked down a 1,260-foot section of roadway.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2025
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The uncertainty of global tariffs, exploding trade war with China, and endless attacks on European nations as parasitic leeches on the U.S. economy mark the demise of the trans-Atlantic alliance.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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There are a handful of schools with about 2,000 children within a half-mile of ground zero of the toxic Tijuana River, the place where a swamp gas leeches out and spreads over our neighborhoods.—
Tom Csanidi,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2025
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For example, default settings for focus time added blocking of sites in the categories Shopping, Tabloids, and Time wasters.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
13 Jan. 2025
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Photo: Brown Harris Stevens Above the bedroom is a double-height library, which turns the sloping ceiling behind a mansard roof into a design feature rather than a space waster.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
24 Oct. 2024
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“Destroyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/destroyer. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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