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as in devastation
the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless
the violent storm resulted in the destruction of their tree house
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as in downfall
something that is the cause of one's ultimate failure or loss of life
alcohol will be her destruction if we don't intervene to help her
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Recent Examples of destruction
But stronger building codes — and distance from the epicenter — left Thailand with far less destruction.
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Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
The effort was framed as a check on the destruction and loss of civilian life in Gaza—an issue that evokes deep concern for many, including Jews, who overwhelmingly stand for justice and human dignity.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
International aid is heading to Myanmar In the face of the destruction, Myanmar's ruling military junta have made a rare request for humanitarian aid.
—Jan Camenzind Broomby, NPR, 29 Mar. 2025
American Oversight filed a suit Tuesday to block any destruction of the records of the chat, which have since been shared by The Atlantic.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025
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Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
The effort was framed as a check on the destruction and loss of civilian life in Gaza—an issue that evokes deep concern for many, including Jews, who overwhelmingly stand for justice and human dignity.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
International aid is heading to Myanmar In the face of the destruction, Myanmar's ruling military junta have made a rare request for humanitarian aid.
—Jan Camenzind Broomby, NPR, 29 Mar. 2025
American Oversight filed a suit Tuesday to block any destruction of the records of the chat, which have since been shared by The Atlantic.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for destruction
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And maybe the downfall is that Lex has decided what's right between those two and which should win out, whereas Superman and Lois are in a constant battle about what is right, so they each get checked by the other.—
Mike Miller,
EW.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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His season-ending injury helped the Cowboys’ downfall in 2024.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Several studies have found that polyphenols, especially tannins, can also play havoc with your iron supplement.—
Fiona Embleton,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2025
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The pandemic though wrought havoc on student achievement, with many learning gaps remaining nearly five years after schools first closed.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2025
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The sense of ruination experienced by the organizers of those art spaces was something familiar to Quraiqi, who wrote on his Instagram this year that Israeli forces had destroyed his studio.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Read: The mysterious, meteoric rise of Shein In the past several years, cultural awareness has grown about the reality of the fast-fashion business model, which relies on paying factory workers shockingly low wages and takes a multifaceted approach to furthering the ruination of the planet.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
18 Mar. 2025
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Military Activities Along Gaza Border In 2014, Sisi's government oversaw the demolition of hundreds of homes and forced evictions from the Egyptian side of Rafah in order to create a buffer zone along the border with the Gaza Strip, following a deadly attack on a military checkpoint in North Sinai.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Survivors of the Pulse nightclub shooting and families of victims will be able to step inside the club ahead of its eventual demolition, a city spokesperson said Tuesday.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2025
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William has been regularly using his father’s lawyers Harbottle & Lewis and its partner, Gerrard Tyrrell — and made the move to Mishcon de Reya, which represented Princess Diana in her divorce from Charles a year before her accidental death.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
10 Apr. 2025
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Jury selection for Karen Read's retrial on murder and other charges in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O'Keefe, resumes Thursday with just one more seat to fill.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin had an emotional meeting with a pair of dire wolves, but many fans have shared the same unimpressed response, not quite able to believe a species was brought back from extinction before Martin finished the next book in his A Song of Ice and Fire series.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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As the Earth's climate cooled and the oceans' ecosystems changed, Megalodon may have struggled to find sufficient food, leading to its extinction.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The shift figured heavily in the recent financial undoing of CityPlace I. UnitedHealthcare, the tower’s marquee tenant, drastically cut its 350,000 square foot lease — nearly a third of the entire building — to just a little over 35,000 square feet, according to sources familiar with the matter.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
24 Mar. 2025
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Avocados’ dependence upon megafaunal dispersion almost led to their undoing when all of these large mammals suddenly went extinct around 12,500 years ago due to human hunting, possibly also combined with environmental or climactic effects.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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An 11-3 Opening Day loss in Baltimore didn’t define the Angels last year.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The three primary threats to pollinators are habitat loss, pesticide use and climate change, Cornelisse said.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Destruction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/destruction. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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