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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
That led to the communication cutoff, and the vehicle triggered its own destruction.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
Legal action rises In late 2023, Attorney General Ken Paxton (R-TX) sued the Department of Homeland Security in the District Court for the Western District of Texas over agents’ destruction of state property.
—Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
Attacks against the Druze included massacres, forced conversion to Islam and the destruction of Druze houses of worship and holy places.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
SpaceX lost contact again in its latest test flight of the Starship and Super Heavy rocket from Texas, leading to the dramatic in-flight destruction of the Starship and grounding planes at several Florida airports, including Orlando International.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
Legal action rises In late 2023, Attorney General Ken Paxton (R-TX) sued the Department of Homeland Security in the District Court for the Western District of Texas over agents’ destruction of state property.
—Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
Attacks against the Druze included massacres, forced conversion to Islam and the destruction of Druze houses of worship and holy places.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
SpaceX lost contact again in its latest test flight of the Starship and Super Heavy rocket from Texas, leading to the dramatic in-flight destruction of the Starship and grounding planes at several Florida airports, including Orlando International.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for destruction
Noun
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While the nation has faced hardships, every downfall presents an opportunity for renewal.—
Jonel Juste,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
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Waltz skipped that crucial step of the dictator’s downfall and total battlefield victory.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2025
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Grant consistently gets into the backfield as a two-technique player, creating havoc on rushing downs.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2025
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The side chat, though, was all about the email invitation, which had inspired dozens of famous recipients to not just reply but reply-all, causing inbox havoc among the publishing and comedy elite.—
Paula Aceves,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
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The one-time ingenue made gallows humor out of her ruination, glorying in the cracks and croaks of her voice.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2025
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The aftershocks of the Vietnam War and the ruination of family legacy also came into play in Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974).—
Richard Newby,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Oct. 2024
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The castle went through extensive demolitions and restorations during the Napoleonic wars and at the end of the 19th century.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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Conservation districts could protect an area from inappropriate development and demolition as well.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2025
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But his death only throws the case deeper into confusion.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
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Prince was the last artist to claim three albums in the top 10 following the singer’s 2016 death.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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This is not the doomsday scenario of human extinction that some people in the AI field have warned could arise from the technology.—
Paulo Carvão,
The Conversation,
7 Mar. 2025
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Colossal Biosciences, the world’s first company dedicated to bringing back animals from extinction, just got one step closer to its ambitious goal.—
Bruce Gil,
Quartz,
4 Mar. 2025
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But don’t think this was merely an instance of Sabalenka being her own undoing.—
Howard Fendrich,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Last season, the Kings went 46-36 but did not make the playoffs, and a 13-18 start this season with a five-game home losing skid was Brown’s undoing, leading to Christie and a new reboot.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Jan. 2025
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If the club compounds the loss of Miller’s offensive value by also losing Boeser, whether that happens this week or this summer, then the need for Canucks management to pull a rabbit out of a hat in grafting high-end attacking juice into the lineup will become even more urgent.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
5 Mar. 2025
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McIlroy’s Boston team needed to beat New York Golf Club on Monday to qualify for the playoffs but fell to a 10-6 loss.—
Ben Church,
CNN,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Destruction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/destruction. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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