as in ravage
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as in destroying
to bring destruction to (something) through violent action
the hurricane ravaged the state and caused billions of dollars worth of damage
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As medical doctors, Gloria Ethel and her husband Elliott have seen how malnutrition— particularly among children— ravages communities.Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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But when disasters like Hurricane Helene ravage areas these people live in, that ought to drive us to recommit to the institutions and practices that have made so many of us safer from natural disasters.Connor Okeeffe, Orange County Register, 9 Oct. 2024
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Severe storms and reported tornadoes tore through Oklahoma on Saturday into early Sunday, injuring at least five people, toppling power lines and trees and leaving a trail of destruction.Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
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Local fire crews as well as National Weather Service teams are surveying the damage Sunday, including in the town of Valley Brook, Harrah and Newcastle where the storms caused severe destruction.Chris Boyette, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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Another count, desecration of a human corpse, was dismissed.KC Baker, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
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Gledhill is facing nine charges including one count of first degree murder, five counts of felony obstruction of justice, one count of tampering with a witness and one count of abuse or desecration of a dead human body, according to court records.Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2024
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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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Athens used its financial power to abuse its allies and in doing so precipitated its own ruination.Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 24 Jan. 2020
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“Ravaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ravaging. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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