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as in desecrator
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as in warship
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Recent Examples of destroyer
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force JS Kaga: Kure, Japan The Kaga, which is a helicopter destroyer undergoing conversion into an aircraft carrier, was spotted in Kure in Japan's Hiroshima Prefecture on Friday, according to open-source data provided by the ship-tracking site MarineTraffic.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
The destroyer was assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
With Musk about to become a key advisor to Donald Trump’s White House and meddling in European politics, many now see the X and Tesla owner as someone who embodies either the destroyer or the savior of the Western world.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2025
Russia is cast as the anti-environmental destroyer, hell-bent on rapacious domination both of Ukraine and of the natural world.
—David Vetter, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
The destroyer was assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
With Musk about to become a key advisor to Donald Trump’s White House and meddling in European politics, many now see the X and Tesla owner as someone who embodies either the destroyer or the savior of the Western world.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2025
Russia is cast as the anti-environmental destroyer, hell-bent on rapacious domination both of Ukraine and of the natural world.
—David Vetter, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for destroyer
Noun
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As recently as the 1990s, the United Nations embargo on Iraq relied on warships patrolling the Persian Gulf.—
Edward Fishman,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2025
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The prohibition against women serving on warships ended in 1993, opening the door for officers like Admiral Franchetti to compete equally with their male counterparts.—
John Ismay,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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While waiting for a wrecker to arrive, the squad car was struck from behind by a black Mercedes sedan, according to the statement.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Jan. 2025
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After years of delay, wreckers get ready to raze enormous ex-hotel in this central CT town After years of delay, wreckers get ready to raze enormous ex-hotel in this central CT town CT brewery closes a popular shoreline pub and restaurant location.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
20 Jan. 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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Care Instructions: After your ride, wipe them down with a damp sponge or cloth.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
WIRED,
16 Feb. 2025
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Blend with a brush or sponge until undetectable for skin that appears smooth, soft, and blurred.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
15 Feb. 2025
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Before the computer age, saboteurs had trouble calibrating and controlling the effects of their actions.—
Thomas Rid,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Nov. 2013
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The deployment of roughly 10 NATO vessels under the Baltic Sentry mission is intended to deter acts of sabotage and enhance the likelihood of quickly intercepting any saboteurs, YLE reported.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
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The thick ice even temporarily stranded a Canadian cargo freighter.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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To counter this, construction magnate turned shipbuilder Henry J. Kaiser proposed to the US government the building of a new class of seaplane bigger than anything previously conceived that would essentially be an airborne freighter.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
25 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Are you surrounded by individuals who drain your energy (i.e., leeches and loafers)?—
Glenn Llopis,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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The Moist mode removed air effectively without letting liquid leech too far toward the chamber.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appétit,
27 Jan. 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 3 Mar. 2025.
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