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as in desecrator
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as in warship
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Recent Examples of destroyer
Like moving a Navy destroyer once on station in the Red Sea to our southern border.
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
The cruiser Zunyi, a Type 055 destroyer, is by far the most capable PLA Navy surface combatant in service – capable of firing ballistic missiles and reportedly hypersonic missiles too, said Collin Koh, research fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force JS Kaga: Kure, Japan The Kaga, a helicopter destroyer undergoing conversion into Japan's first aircraft carrier since World War II, remained in Kure, a city southwest of Japan's main island of Honshu, according to a photograph captured by a ship spotter on Friday.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
In The Visitor, LaBruce views the titular character (played by drag and burlesque star Bishop Black) not as a destroyer of the British family but as a revealer of all the energy suppressed by their bourgeois, western life.
—P.e. Moskowitz, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
The cruiser Zunyi, a Type 055 destroyer, is by far the most capable PLA Navy surface combatant in service – capable of firing ballistic missiles and reportedly hypersonic missiles too, said Collin Koh, research fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force JS Kaga: Kure, Japan The Kaga, a helicopter destroyer undergoing conversion into Japan's first aircraft carrier since World War II, remained in Kure, a city southwest of Japan's main island of Honshu, according to a photograph captured by a ship spotter on Friday.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
In The Visitor, LaBruce views the titular character (played by drag and burlesque star Bishop Black) not as a destroyer of the British family but as a revealer of all the energy suppressed by their bourgeois, western life.
—P.e. Moskowitz, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for destroyer
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It is designed with advanced stealth technology, combat command systems and firepower integration, the Chinese state media said, enhancing the warship's performance.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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The second pitfall would be to imitate U.S. policy in recent decades, and spend vast sums on limited numbers of high-tech weapons platforms like fighter aircraft, battle tanks, and warships.—
Anatol Lieven,
TIME,
14 Mar. 2025
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If Williams becomes a game wrecker and perennial Pro Bowler in New England and the Panthers’ defensive reinforcements fail to move the needle, Monday might be remembered most for the one that got away.—
Joseph Person,
The Athletic,
11 Mar. 2025
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Ryles is a leader and 5-foot-3 game wrecker whose 29 points gave the Baltimore native 87 over three games this week.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Feb. 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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But, somehow, life finds a way: The seafloor was crawling with critters of all shapes and sizes, from centuries-old sponges and cup corals to octopuses, snails, worms, sea spiders, icefish and even a rare giant phantom jellyfish.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Mar. 2025
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Scrub with a soft sponge in circular motions, focusing on those stained areas.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
21 Mar. 2025
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But any assumption that a Trump-Putin deal will cause the Kremlin’s spies and saboteurs to step back is dangerously mistaken.—
ANDREI SOLDATOV,
Foreign Affairs,
20 Mar. 2025
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As the sun and Chiron harmonize, face your inner saboteur.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
8 Feb. 2025
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Chris Cook, Maersk’s managing director for South Asia, told the Economic Times that the company would explore the potential and feasibility of investing in dedicated air freighters and partnerships in the green fuel segment in India.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Mar. 2025
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The other is in December of 2004, the show’s current-day timeline where Desmond has landed on a freighter several miles offshore from the island where Oceanic Flight 815 crashed.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2025
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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 2 Apr. 2025.
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