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as in devastation
the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless
the violent storm resulted in the destruction of their tree house
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as in downfall
something that is the cause of one's ultimate failure or loss of life
alcohol will be her destruction if we don't intervene to help her
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Amid growing fears over the destruction of America’s wetlands in 1934, the United States government launched a new, unusual program to help raise funds for conservation: the federal duck stamp.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
Spain has experienced similar autumn storms in recent years, but nothing on the scale of this week’s destruction.
—David Hodari, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
Several top Contemporary Christian Music artists and bluegrass artists — including Steven Curtis Chapman, Brandon Heath and Darin & Brooke Aldridge — are teaming up to aid people in Western North Carolina and East Tennessee who have been impacted by the destruction of Hurricane Helene.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2024
For unknown reasons, the system failed to prevent the destruction of hundreds of ballots in Vancouver.
—Gene Johnson, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
Spain has experienced similar autumn storms in recent years, but nothing on the scale of this week’s destruction.
—David Hodari, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
Several top Contemporary Christian Music artists and bluegrass artists — including Steven Curtis Chapman, Brandon Heath and Darin & Brooke Aldridge — are teaming up to aid people in Western North Carolina and East Tennessee who have been impacted by the destruction of Hurricane Helene.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2024
For unknown reasons, the system failed to prevent the destruction of hundreds of ballots in Vancouver.
—Gene Johnson, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
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Centuries later, a devastating earthquake in 363 C.E. caused significant damage, hastening the city’s downfall.Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
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That moment, as well as her complicated legacy intertwined with the rise of televangelism and the downfall of her former husband and their television empire, led John and Furnish to option the rights to turn her story into a West End show and now a Broadway musical.Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
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Oakland’s mayor contends that crime is down, and a recall could create havoc in the city.Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Former Prime Minister Liz Truss was widely criticized in autumn 2022 for causing havoc in markets by announcing a huge increase in borrowing to fund tax cuts without any prior warning.Jenni Reid, CNBC, 1 Nov. 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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Adept at handling complex renovations, Highline Construction Group’s team of project managers, site supervisors, and talented artisans oversee every step of the project from demolition to finishing touches.Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2024
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Outside was the gazebo where the 12-year-old Tamir Rice was shot dead by a police officer in Cleveland in 2014; working with Rice’s mother, Gates brought the structure to Chicago to save it from demolition.Siddhartha Mitter, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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Dewitt, now 31, entered a guilty plea to carjacking resulting in death Monday in U.S. District Court Judge David J. Hale’s court.Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 31 Oct. 2024
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Many of those changes were made after Setzer’s death.Clare Duffy, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
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At the current rate of ecosystem collapse, scientists predict 1.2 billion people will become climate refugees by 2050, while over a million species of plants and animals are on the brink of extinction.Bill Weir, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
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McCarthy had taken over from founder John Foley and had worked to bring Peloton back from the brink of extinction by dramatically cutting costs and redirecting strategy.Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
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Biden’s loose tongue eventually proved his undoing.Philip Elliott, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
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Last season’s shoulder injury was a tremendous setback for the young gunslinger, and at this point nobody knows if that setback will ultimately be his undoing.Jesse Reed, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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These symptoms may include fever, muscle aches, fatigue, headache, confusion, loss of balance or seizures.Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2024
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Much of this has been driven by studios’ attempts to stop financial losses after overspending to compete with Netflix in the streaming wars.Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Destruction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/destruction. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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