1
: an act or practice of ravaging
2
: damage resulting from ravaging : violently destructive effect
the ravages of time
ravaged; ravaging
: to wreak havoc on : affect destructively
a land ravaged by war
: to commit destructive actions
ravager
noun
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Verb
Hurricane Andrew ravaged Louisiana and Florida in 1992, causing $19 billion in damage.
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Nate Raymond, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Nearly five years of conflict have since ravaged Myanmar, wedged between China and India, decimating what was for a time one of the region’s fastest-growing economies.
—Ross Adkin, CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025
Those efforts accelerated when the storm Helene ravaged Western North Carolina in 2024, killing more than 100 people and leaving thousands without power, running water or, in some cases, a home to return to.
—Mary Ramsey
updated December 26, Charlotte Observer, 26 Dec. 2025
Floods have ravaged the West Coast this week, with more on the way, and caused more than 5,000 flight delays Monday.
—Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 23 Dec. 2025
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Verb
South Sudan has been ravaged by conflict since winning independence from Sudan in 2011.
—Nate Raymond, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Nearly five years of conflict have since ravaged Myanmar, wedged between China and India, decimating what was for a time one of the region’s fastest-growing economies.
—Ross Adkin, CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025
Those efforts accelerated when the storm Helene ravaged Western North Carolina in 2024, killing more than 100 people and leaving thousands without power, running water or, in some cases, a home to return to.
—Mary Ramsey
updated December 26, Charlotte Observer, 26 Dec. 2025
Floods have ravaged the West Coast this week, with more on the way, and caused more than 5,000 flight delays Monday.
—Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Ravage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ravage. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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