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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruinate
Verb
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a plea from a group of Native American activists and supporters to block a copper mining company from destroying an Apache religious site.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
27 May 2025 -
During the week of my embed, the Russian military identified and destroyed a few of the Vampire pilots’ positions.—
Nataliya Gumenyuk,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2025
Verb
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Gillis then fails to pull down Hernandez's pants, prompting Sherman, Hernandez, and himself to burst into laughter.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
21 May 2025
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Supporters at one of his rallies pulled down a Ukrainian flag from city hall in Biala Podlaska.—
Vanessa Gera,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
Verb
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However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2025
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Thessaloniki, Greece Greece is an iconic travel destination with ancient history, ruins steeped in lore, and picture-perfect Mediterranean beaches.—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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These closures signaled the broader decline of American shipbuilding and devastated regions that depended on these well-paying jobs.—
John Garamendi,
Mercury News,
16 May 2025
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Children carrying empty bottles raced after a water tanker in a devastated area of northern Gaza on Sunday.—
WAFAA SHURAFA,
Time,
11 May 2025
Verb
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True innovation comes not from tearing down systems but from thoughtfully evolving them.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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Demolishing Block by Block Here is what the operation looks like on the ground: Four excavators could be seen in a video verified by The Times tearing down a row of buildings in Rafah’s Shaboura neighborhood in April.—
Samuel Granados,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
Verb
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His cabin was a few miles south of the one the bear wrecked for for me, closer to the fringe of settlement.—
Ted Updike,
Outdoor Life,
22 May 2025
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Soon, the film studio’s fortunes turned with films like Die Hard – the explanation that producers Joel Silver and Larry Gordon gave in getting permission to use the Fox headquarters for Nakatomi Plaza for one night, only to stay weeks and wreck the place – is hilarious.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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But in the last few years, an explosion of warehouse development has wiped out farmland and open space.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2023
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Across the industry Profits are getting wiped out across the whole chip industry, owing to excess inventories among manufacturers and retailers and a drop in demand for PCs, smartphones, and consumer electronics.—
BYNicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
1 Feb. 2023
Verb
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With the stick end of the mascara wand, press down on the brow hairs to flatten them.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
20 May 2025
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The impact of A Pale View of Hills is blunted by a tendency to over-explain and flatten.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2025
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“Ruinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruinate. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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