as in destruction
the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless
the slash-and-burn wastage of the surrounding countryside as the army made its way to the sea
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Recent Examples of wastage
Minimize Energy Waste Energy is a precious resource; hotels and resorts must take a minute look at their energy consumption to eliminate wastage.
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Shrikant Dash, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
This staggering wastage of people and equipment is weighing on the Russian offensive in the east, which is mainly focused on capturing the Ukrainian stronghold of Pokrovsk, 20 miles northwest of Kurakhove.
—David Axe, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
And the wastage of experienced operators such as Lysakovsky might help to explain that skill erosion.
—David Axe, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
They’re designed to release the water slowly for thorough watering without wastage, and can be almost hidden in the soil.
—Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2024
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Shrikant Dash, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
This staggering wastage of people and equipment is weighing on the Russian offensive in the east, which is mainly focused on capturing the Ukrainian stronghold of Pokrovsk, 20 miles northwest of Kurakhove.
—David Axe, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
And the wastage of experienced operators such as Lysakovsky might help to explain that skill erosion.
—David Axe, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
They’re designed to release the water slowly for thorough watering without wastage, and can be almost hidden in the soil.
—Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wastage
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Looting and destruction Roosevelt signed the Antiquities Act after a generation of lobbying by educators and scientists who wanted to protect sites from commercial artifact looting and haphazard collecting by individuals.Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Among others, the Hazara and Tajik minorities are significantly affected, raising the question of whether the destruction is in part linked to ethnicity.Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Many planetary shifts and changes are causing havoc not just in the sky but also in our personal lives.Lisa Stardust, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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Dangerous snow and ice have already piled up in parts of the Northeast, causing havoc on roads and roofs to cave in.Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024
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While these young men shifted away from Harris in unanticipated margins, Hogg says Democrats' losses this election are bigger than just one voting bloc -- and hopes that extreme candor and commitments to those groups will not only rebuild but expand the party.Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2024
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Notre Dame previously fell as low as No. 10 following back-to-back losses to No. 12 TCU and Utah at the Cayman Islands Classic, but the Irish have bounced back decisively since returning from the trip with double-digit wins over both No. 6 Texas and UConn.Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 16 Dec. 2024
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Conservationists began tracking hatchlings, once on the verge of extinction, 25 years ago.Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Dec. 2024
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More than a quarter of North American bumblebees are at risk of extinction with both bees and butterflies declining by a shocking 1 or 2% a year, according to a report in the National Academy of Sciences.Amy Chillag, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
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The demolition of the Chicago Stock Exchange in 1972 is often cited as the tipping point toward creating any significant landmark protections in Chicago.Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2024
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This has included banning cars, demolition and construction work, and spraying roads with water.Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Wastage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wastage. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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