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as in demolished
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of
they practically destroyed the safe in order to get at the money inside their poor scores on the final exam destroyed any chance they might have had to pass the course
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as in ravaged
to bring destruction to (something) through violent action
wildfires destroyed thousands of acres in forests across the state
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as in killed
to deprive of life
regrettably, the veterinarian was forced to destroy the injured horse
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Recent Examples of destroyed
Robert Lea, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Hadid was commissioned to design it for a fire brigade on the Vitra Campus after a major 1981 fire destroyed most of the complex, which originally consisted of factory buildings but is now a collection of contemporary design and architecture showrooms.
—Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
Cockpit and flight controls maintained flight control continuity, but cockpit instrumentation and electronic displays were destroyed in the fire.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
In a siege that lasted nearly three months, from March until May 2022, Russian forces had destroyed 90 percent of residential buildings — as well as hospitals, supermarkets, and schools.
—Yegor Mostovshikov, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
In many cases, humans had destroyed their habitat by cutting down forests, draining wetlands and converting grasslands to agriculture.
—Tom Langen, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
In trying to preserve his power, Gorbachev destroyed the structure that gave it to him.
—Celeste A. Wallander, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2025
Acosta allowed it, and IMG destroyed them.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Rather than following the recycled trend that sees new jeans made just to be deliberately destroyed, Kappahl suggests considering more clever creations.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Alternatively, a star being ripped apart in TDE could produce a day-long GRB, but this scenario fails to replicate other properties of the GRB 250702B, an explosion that would require a very unusual star being destroyed by an even stranger black hole.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Hadid was commissioned to design it for a fire brigade on the Vitra Campus after a major 1981 fire destroyed most of the complex, which originally consisted of factory buildings but is now a collection of contemporary design and architecture showrooms.
—Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
Cockpit and flight controls maintained flight control continuity, but cockpit instrumentation and electronic displays were destroyed in the fire.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
In a siege that lasted nearly three months, from March until May 2022, Russian forces had destroyed 90 percent of residential buildings — as well as hospitals, supermarkets, and schools.
—Yegor Mostovshikov, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
In many cases, humans had destroyed their habitat by cutting down forests, draining wetlands and converting grasslands to agriculture.
—Tom Langen, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
In trying to preserve his power, Gorbachev destroyed the structure that gave it to him.
—Celeste A. Wallander, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2025
Acosta allowed it, and IMG destroyed them.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Rather than following the recycled trend that sees new jeans made just to be deliberately destroyed, Kappahl suggests considering more clever creations.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for destroyed
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To him, the field looked ruined — nothing like the stiff, proud stalks of wheat growing nearby.—
Julia Rendleman,
ProPublica,
5 Sep. 2025
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Our family has been ruined by Denise's lies of promising to end a year-long affair.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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The latest aftershocks follow two earthquakes that ravaged a nation already crushed by war, poverty and shrinking aid.—
Mohammad Yunus Yawar,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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City officials hired a company to knock down the brick behemoth months after a late-night fire ravaged the building in June 2024, but what to do with the city real estate has remained unclear.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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André Marques was killed when the tram derailed during evening rush hour in Lisbon, Portugal and went careening into a building, Sitra (Transport Workers' Union) announced this afternoon.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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No children were among the 15 killed.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, several existing dilapidated buildings on the site will be demolished and their concrete recycled and partly reused to realize the new structures.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Sep. 2025
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Archaeologists believe that Ayscough's house was demolished after a fire destroyed it in the early 1800s – but its remains have only just been uncovered in new excavations.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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However, fans and even former houseguests, many devastated, took to social media to voice their anger with the show.—
David Wysong,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Sep. 2025
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Lebanon was devastated by a year-long conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, triggered by the militia’s backing of Hamas after the Palestinian militants attacked Israel on October 7, 2023.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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The wrecked streetcar is colored yellow and white and was named the Elevador da Gloria.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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He was found in Laughry Creek near the wrecked SUV and was dressed in only his underwear, the prosecutor said.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
18 Aug. 2025
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In the aftermath, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko recorded a video message from the building’s shattered upper floors.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Photos of the aftermath showed the front windshield on the roof of the bus shattered and nearly flattened.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Diseased or damaged branches can be removed anytime.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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Know how to avoid injury from debris, contaminated water, carbon monoxide poisoning, electrocution, and damaged buildings and infrastructure.—
Staff reports,
AZCentral.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Destroyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/destroyed. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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