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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ravaging
Noun
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As the deadly Palisades fire ravages Los Angeles, hundreds of people have lost their homes, including Lando, 63.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
14 Jan. 2025 -
The termination letters went out to employees at the US Department of Agriculture, one of the agencies leading the federal response to the outbreak that continues to plague US dairy farms and ravage poultry operations, affecting over 160 million birds and sending egg prices soaring.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
19 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The most pressing problem concerns European Union rules on carbon dioxide emissions, with bottom-line-destroying fines for the bigger failures.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
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Records say Hollis sought help after Richard, having abused drugs and not slept for four days, went into a rage, tearing the house apart and destroying furniture.—
Carol Marbin,
Miami Herald,
2 Jan. 2025
Noun
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For many historians and museums, documenting the destruction is a significant part of the restoration process.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN,
8 Mar. 2025
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The whole incident sets off the unicorn’s mother and father to look for it, laying destruction to anybody in its path.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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To Michael Hirsch, the desecration of hundreds of graves was a shanda, a shame, a ghoulish crime.—
Maria Cramer,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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The killing and desecration of Laura continues resonating throughout the original show’s 30 episode run, even as Agent Cooper and the local police branch away from it and begin dealing with local corruption and assorted personal melodramas.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The one-time ingenue made gallows humor out of her ruination, glorying in the cracks and croaks of her voice.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2025
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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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“Ravaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ravaging. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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